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Related: About this forumLingle, Hirono trade barbs in first debate of their Senate race
By Star-Advertier staff
POSTED: 02:00 p.m. HST, Sep 06, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 06:10 p.m. HST, Sep 06, 2012
Former Gov. Linda Lingle and U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono offered competing visions in the first debate of their U.S. Senate campaign, with Lingle outlining a bipartisan approach to national problems and Hirono declaring that Hawaii needs a Democratic senator who shares their values.
Lingle, a Republican, portrayed Hirono as ineffective in Congress and suggested she did not have the command of key federal tax and spending issues. Hirono said that if Lingle and Republicans take control of the Senate, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, would lose his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee and entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare would be threatened.
More: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/168848276.html?id=168848276
POSTED: 02:00 p.m. HST, Sep 06, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 06:10 p.m. HST, Sep 06, 2012
Former Gov. Linda Lingle and U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono offered competing visions in the first debate of their U.S. Senate campaign, with Lingle outlining a bipartisan approach to national problems and Hirono declaring that Hawaii needs a Democratic senator who shares their values.
Lingle, a Republican, portrayed Hirono as ineffective in Congress and suggested she did not have the command of key federal tax and spending issues. Hirono said that if Lingle and Republicans take control of the Senate, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, would lose his chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee and entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare would be threatened.
More: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/168848276.html?id=168848276
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Lingle, Hirono trade barbs in first debate of their Senate race (Original Post)
ellisonz
Sep 2012
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PoiBoy
(1,559 posts)1. Mazie will make a great senator...!!
..just sayin'....!
msongs
(70,230 posts)2. social security is NOT an entitlement - it is PAID for by contributions nt
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)3. How is Hirono doing in the polls?
ellisonz
(27,755 posts)4. The Star-Advertiser poll from late July had it 58-39 for Hirono.