Mazie Hirono

Mazie Hirono

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  More fiscal clashes loom as new Congress opens

  A new Congress opened for business Thursday to confront long-festering national problems, deficits and immigration among them, in an intensely ... 

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  Face of the new Congress

  Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces: Democrats ... 

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  Biden swears in Schatz as new senator for Hawaii

  Brian Schatz symbolized a generational change in Hawaii's Senate delegation, taking the hand of his new colleague, 88-year-old Sen. Daniel Akaka, ... 

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  Inouye's death leaves hole in HI political clout

  The death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii leaves open a seat in the Senate to be filled by a Democrat, with U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa the ... 

• New Congress: Fewer moderates make deals harder

  When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and 11 fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class ...