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	Dan Akaka \| Senator for all generations
		U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka easily won a fourth term last night and promised that his first priority when he returns to Washington, D.C., will be the war in Iraq.
		U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, after a difficult Democratic primary, has chosen to keep his Republican opponent, Windward state Rep. Cynthia Thielen, at a distance in their general election campaign.
		Akaka, who is up for a six-year term, will also focus on pushing through his Akaka Bill, and funding No Child Left Behind, healthcare programs and ethanol projects.
	akaka2006.org (830 words)

	Daniel Akaka - dKosopedia
		Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior member of United States Senate from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party.
		Akaka's support among his colleagues in Washington is universal." Akaka was born on September 11, 1924, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
		Akaka declares intent for a third Senate term -- U.S. Rep. Ed Case was rumored to be seeking the position Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2-25-05.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Daniel_Akaka (852 words)

	Daniel Akaka - Congresspedia
		Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party.
		Akaka was born September 11, 1924 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
		Akaka was challenged in the Democratic primary, held on September 23, 2006 by US Rep. Ed Case.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Daniel_K._Akaka (541 words)

	CNN.com - Akaka wins Hawaii primary - Sep 25, 2006
		Akaka, 82, was first elected to the Senate in 1990, after serving 14 years in the House.
		Akaka voted against the Iraq war resolution in 2002, and, in June, he was one of just 13 senators who voted for a measure sponsored by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., calling for U.S. troops to leave Iraq by July 2007.
		Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, is seen at his campaign headquarters on Saturday in Honolulu.
	www.cnn.com /2006/POLITICS/09/24/hawaii.primary/index.html (310 words)

	Akaka Bill - dKosopedia
		On Jan. 25, 2005, Sen. Daniel Akaka and Sen. Daniel Inouye officially introduced the bill in the Senate, while Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case introduced an identical measure in the House of Representatives.
		U.S. senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka had hoped the bill could be debated as early as the week of July 18, 2005.
		Daniel Akaka says, in a Star-Bulletin article dated 12-23-05, that Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., pledged to take the necessary steps needed to bring the measure, S. 147, to the Senate floor in 2006.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Akaka_Bill (1342 words)

	OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail
		Akaka as one of the five worst senators, calling him "living proof that experience does not necessarily yield expertise." It dismissed him as "a master of the minor resolution and the bill that dies in committee."
		Akaka ridiculed the congressman before the state Democratic convention as someone who hides behind a "fiscal conservative" label as a way of justifying his vote for extending the Bush tax cuts and shortchanging traditional liberal values.
		Akaka, she has built a solid base of support in both parties and has no effective opponent this fall.
	www.opinionjournal.com /diary/?id=110008503 (1121 words)

	No refuge for Daniel Akaka - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		This narrow plain between the mountains and the sea is the birthplace of the migratory Porcupine River caribou herd.
		Akaka has withheld the fact that the corporation has 4.5 million acres of land outside the refuge, 3.3 million acres already leased for oil exploration.
		If Akaka and Inouye continue to support the industrialization of this world treasure, they will be remembered for their part in the destruction of a place and the death of a people.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Jan/03/op/op04a.html (649 words)

	RemoveRepublicans.com \|\| All the Old Daniel Akaka News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Akaka is joining the rest of the Western-state Democrats in opposing a move to split up the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
		Hawaii's Democratic Senators Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye are taking heat from their constituents for voting in favor of drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge, which passed last week on a tight vote of 51-48.
		Akaka clearly has broad, bi-partisan support for his long-gestating bill that would grant Native Hawaiians similar rights as those given to Native Americans on the mainland.
	www.removerepublicans.com /story/2006/1/8/204621/0740 (397 words)

	MyDD :: MyDD Conversation with HI Sen. Daniel Akaka
		Although the race between Akaka and Case has been overlooked by both the national media and, to an extent, the political blogosphere, it represents an interesting situation: Case is basically challenging Akaka from the right (though he focuses on the need to pass on power to a new generation of Hawaiians).
		Akaka: I think we should, as much as we can, diplomatically work with them and the concerns that we have with them and not be defensive to the point of, in a way, challenging the Iran government.
		Akaka: I would support net neutrality and would prefer that they don't set tiers and content separations for the possibility of raising rates in the future and also limiting the way in which people can use the net.
	www.mydd.com /story/2006/9/19/15251/5780 (2926 words)

	Hawaii senator Daniel Akaka, a Democrat, is proposing legislation that would allow native Hawaiians to govern ...
		Akaka ran into a bit of trouble recently when he acknowledged to NPR one possible outcome of his bill: The natives could secede.
		Akaka has tried to avoid such details, noting only that areas of contention will be worked out by his great-grandchildren as the native government evolves, which is how he fell into the NPR gaffe in the first place.
		Akaka's bill is scheduled for a Senate cloture vote on September 6; it should be decisively rejected.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_16_57/ai_n14935833 (296 words)

	Akaka Maintains Lead in Hawaii Primary, Incumbent Sen. Daniel Akaka Holds Strong Lead Over Rep. Ed Case in ...
		Akaka was leading 54 percent to 45 percent with about two-thirds of the expected vote counted.
		Akaka, 82, has served in Congress for 30 years and drew on his experience to boost his candidacy.
		Two recent polls had showed Akaka with a substantial lead among likely Democratic voters, but many residents were undecided and Case could benefit from Republicans and independents who take a Democratic ballot in the open primary.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/09/24/ap/politics/mainD8KB5N600.shtml (675 words)

	Daniel Akaka News - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Daniel Akaka News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Senator Daniel Akaka has said he will ask that his Hawaiian sovereignty bill be considered again by the Senate.
		In the Senate, Daniel Akaka is asking for more help for farmers still recovering from October's earthquake.
	www.topix.net /us-senate/daniel-akaka/page2 (793 words)

	DANIEL AKAKA - U.S. Senator for the State of Hawaii on Odeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Senator Akaka’s public service began in the mid-40s as a welder-mechanic for the US Army Corps of Engineers, gradually making his way to mainstream government to become the United States’ first senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry—after years of serving the State of Hawaii in various departments.
		First elected to the U.S. House in 1976, Congressman Akaka was appointed to the Senate when Senator Spark Matsunaga passed away, subsequently winning election to the office in 1990, and re-election in 1994 and 2000.
		Senator Akaka is the Ranking Member on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management, the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks Historic Preservation and Recreation, and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia.
	odeo.com /audio/1339918/view (589 words)

	OurSenate: Senator Profile: Daniel Akaka
		Senate: Akaka is a loyal and partisan Democrat, with a 97% party unity rating as calculated by CQ.
		Akaka has worked to increase the rights of native Hawaiians, with significant success.
		Akaka has reintroduced the bill several times, only to have it blocked each time.
	www.oursenate.com /archives/2005/07/senator_profile_daniel_akaka.html (276 words)

	Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Senator Daniel Akaka of HI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Senator Daniel Akaka voted a firm "NO" against the Tyranny Act, S. Senator Akaka swore a solemn oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.
		Senator Akaka took a brave stand by fillibustering an the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and stopping the reauthorization of the act in its tracks.
		A score of 8 means that Senator Akaka has acted to support 8% of a slate of conservative, wrongheaded policies in the 109th Congress.
	irregularbin.com /senate/senAkakaHI.html (1854 words)

	KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Akaka won't back Alito filibuster
		HONOLULU (AP) _ Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka says he opposes blocking a vote on Samuel Alito's nomination to serve on the U-S Supreme Court.
		Akaka said today he wouldn't support a filibuster because the Senate has heard Alito's positions in confirmation hearings.
		Akaka says he would vote against confirming Alito to the court because he has concerns about whether Alito would uphold anti-discrimination laws allowed under the Constitution.
	www.kpua.net /news.php?id=7353 (101 words)

	Akaka Bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Akaka Bill is the common name applied to legislation proposed in the United States Congress between 2000 and the present that seeks to achieve for Native Hawaiians the same federal recognition and right to self-governance that most Native American tribes possess.
		The Akaka Bill enjoys the strong support of Hawaii's all-Democratic congressional delegation, as well as that of Republican Governor Linda Lingle, who has made its passage one of her priorities.
		Opponents of the Akaka bill have responded to his daily speeches, as well as the arguments in favor made by other politicians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akaka_Bill (592 words)

	Daniel Akaka \| Congress votes database \| washingtonpost.com
		Daniel Akaka is running in the U.S. Senate, Hawaii race.
		See how Daniel Akaka voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.
		View Daniel Akaka's 2005 official financial disclosure statement, which describes the sources, types and amounts of income earned in 2005.
	projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/a000069 (484 words)

	The Akaka Bill
		The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005, also known as the Akaka bill was reintroduced in the House and Senate in January to begin the process that supporters hope will finally result in the recognition of Native Hawaiians by the U.S. government in the same way it recognizes Native Americans and Native Alaskans.
		The Akaka Bill, granting federal recognition to Native Hawaiians, is on the back burner until next summer, according to Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka.
		At the end of the legislative session in October 2004, Senators Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) secured a promise from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn) that their proposed legislation known as the Akaka Bill would come to the floor of the Senate for a vote in the summer of 2005.
	northwesthawaiitimes.com /Akaka.htm (2659 words)

	TIME.com: Daniel Akaka: Master of the Minor -- Page 1
		By all accounts, Daniel Akaka is an affectionate and earnest man. Even a conservative fire-breather like Oklahoma's James Inhofe says his ultraliberal colleague "is a lovable person, and most of us are not that lovable." As a legislator, though, Akaka is living proof that experience does not necessarily yield expertise.
		After 16 years on the job, the junior Senator from Hawaii is a master of the minor resolution and the bill that dies in committee.
		At 81 he is the ranking Democrat on the Veterans' Affairs Committee and sits on four other committees that control such valuable political real estate as the armed services and homeland security as well as energy and natural resources.
	www.time.com /time/nation/article/0,8599,1183980,00.html (568 words)

	StarBulletin.com \| News \| /2006/01/20/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Described as a liberal, Akaka is known for his work on native Hawaiian sovereignty, according to the Journal.
		Akaka had served 14 years in the House before he was appointed to replace Sen. Spark Matsunaga when he died of cancer in 1990.
		Akaka was the first native Hawaiian elected a voting member of Congress.
	starbulletin.com /2006/01/20/news/story01.html (1072 words)

	Unendorsed Joementum: Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka
		Inouye initially said that he'd support Lieberman as an independent because he was concerned about the single-issue focus on the war in Iraq that turned primary voters against Lieberman, who is strongly aligned with President Bush on the war.
		Hawai'i Rep. Ed Case, who is challenging Sen. Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary, also announced he would support Lieberman as an independent, and has given no indication that he's joined Inouye in changing his mind.
		Akaka supported Lieberman in the primary, but switched to Lamont after he became the Democratic nominee.
	unendorsed.blogspot.com /2006/08/senators-daniel-inouye-and-daniel.html (225 words)

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