Mark Niesse | The Seattle Times

December 27, 2020 at 11:47 am

Georgia voter signature audit will validate ballots — or find fraud

ATLANTA — Assembled in teams at folding tables, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents and state election investigators this past week scrutinized voter signatures on absentee...

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November 16, 2020 at 3:06 pm

Georgia recount uncovers 2,600 new votes in presidential race

A recount in Georgia’s presidential race found more than 2,600 ballots in Floyd County that hadn’t originally been tallied, likely helping President Donald Trump reduce...

June 6, 2011 at 12:00 am

Plans to build electric cars in 3 states stall

Korean electric car company CT&T made a splash in three states when it rolled shiny, tiny vehicles off big rigs and announced with smiling governors...

Nation & World

April 28, 2011 at 12:00 am

Hawaii government hands over Obama’s birth records

Until this week, Hawaii officials said they wouldn't release original birth records for anyone, under any circumstances. Even if it was President Barack Obama.

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April 26, 2011 at 9:09 am

Hawaii deciding how to tax Internet shopping; Amazon prefers voluntary scheme

Hawaii lawmakers are looking for creative ways to tax online shopping, either by requiring Internet sellers to hand over customer information...

Business

April 23, 2011 at 4:45 pm

Easy to see some Obama birth data

Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Obama's birth records is the fact that anyone can walk into a Hawaii vital-records office, wait in line...

Nation & World

March 11, 2011 at 5:28 am

1 missing, 4 rescued as tsunami hits West Coast

The deadly tsunami that ravaged Japan is taking a toll along the West Coast as authorities looked for at least one person missing at sea.

Local News

February 16, 2011 at 9:20 pm

Hawaii Legislature approves same-sex-civil-unions bill

Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, ending what the governor called an "emotional process" for a longtime battleground...

January 28, 2011 at 1:30 am

HI bill would give anyone Obama birth info for fee

Moving to dispel claims that President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii, his supporters in the state's legislature have introduced a bill that would...

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January 22, 2011 at 10:42 pm

Hawaii law hinders governor’s efforts to silence ‘birthers’

A privacy law that shields birth certificates has prompted Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to abandon efforts to dispel claims that President Obama was born outside...

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