Gov. Abercrombie names Schatz to Senate

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Wednesday December 26, 2012 · 4:07 PM PST

2012/12/26 · 16:07

Just a short note that Brian Schatz has been named to the U.S. Senate by Hawaii Governor Abercrombie.

The news was just announced, so details and links will follow as available.

Brian Schatz has been Lt. Governor, under Neil Abercrombie. His name was one of three put forward by the Hawaii Democratic Committee. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who had been named by the late Sen Inouye as his choice for a replacement, was also on the list.

American Samoa Tsunami -- a personal story

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Saturday October 03, 2009 · 3:26 PM PDT

2009/10/03 · 15:26

It’s been a bad week. Tuesday morning, an 8.1 earthquake rocked our island. We get lots of small, barely noticeable quakes. We usually smile a bit at the wake-up call and go on about our business. Tuesday morning the house started to shake – and shake harder – and sway on its foundation. The intensity kept building. The quake lasted long enough for Mr. Shark and I to argue about whether we should head for doorways or outside. Doorways won, because they were closer. I held on to our daughter; he held on to the nearby tv. (And THAT will be fodder for family stories for years to come!) After three or so minutes, the violent shaking stopped.

We looked outside. The ocean is about 70 yards away. Our house is on a cliff about 40 feel above sea level. Everything looked normal. – bright blue sky, bright blue ocean, no visible cracks in our walls, the one house next to us still standing. The neighbors walking out – also looking at the ocean.

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Monday January 12, 2009 · 8:29 PM PST

2009/01/12 · 20:29

The Jan. 12th issue of the Samoa News in Pago Pago, American Samoa published Gov. Dean's comments made in response to a direct question at a press conference Friday morning about media reports that he had "clashed" with Obama advisors and was asked not to attend the new conference on Wednesday where President-Elect Obama introduced Gov. Kaine as the new DNC Chair. This was Gov. Dean's response:(link will work for a few more hours)

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Sunday January 11, 2009 · 12:54 PM PST

2009/01/11 · 12:54

Along with about 100 other Democrats in American Samoa, I had dinner with Governor Howard Dean tonight. Dr. Dean arrived in American Samoa Thursday night, attended the inauguration festivities for our Democratic Governor, toured the island, and had a chance to experience the unique culture of Samoa. At the dinner tonight, he was gracious, personable, and very willing to chat about local and national issues. He even took a turn on the dance floor after dinner.

After reading the many diaries and comments here speculating about his future, I had a chance to ask him what he has planned for the future. Gov. Dean said (and I am paraphrasing here) that he wanted to make some money giving speeches, to continue to work on health care and early childhood education issues, and that to continue to speak out, agitate and confront on issues he believes to be important to our future.

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Please help -- contact info for Obama delegate authorization

samoashark

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Saturday February 02, 2008 · 11:37 AM PST

2008/02/02 · 11:37

At the Democratic Party meeting in American Samoa last night we discovered that we have no authorized representative for Obama -- and no one can caucus for him on Tuesday without official notice from his campaign.

Our emails to general contact addresses have gone unanswered. Does anyone have any suggestions or know names, emails or phone numbers of anyone in the Obama campaign who could help?

I realize this is not a substantive diary and American Samoa is only a blip on Tuesday (only 9 delegates total), but any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

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