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U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie said yesterday that a collapse of leadership in Hawai'i has motivated him to resign from Congress and return in a matter of weeks to campaign full time for governor.
U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie's announcement that he will resign from Congress to concentrate on his run for Hawaii governor is a sign he is going "all in" to energize a campaign that has not gone according to ideal script.
Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) will resign his seat to focus full time on his run for governor in 2010, a move almost certain to set off a special election next year. "I cannot claim the governorship should be a cornerstone of our democracy and not make the campaign for it the center of all my efforts," Abercrombie said in a statement on his campaign website. "My choice is to devote all of my ...
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Hawaii stands to gain more than $387 million for a myriad of projects affecting schools, transportation and other initiatives under a spending bill passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie today would not give a specific date for his resignation from Congress but said he will likely return to Hawaii to campaign full-time for governor in a matter of weeks.
Hawaii's four-person congressional delegation has picked up $228,560 in campaign donations from companies or organizations that they designated for federal earmarks.
Money troubles could potentially leave Abercrombie's seat in Congress vacant for months. The last special...
HONOLULU — December is Obama time in Hawaii and the first family is packing for another holiday visit as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused.
Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced to his supporters Friday that he will leave Congress before his term ends to focus on his bid for governor of Hawaii.
Hawaii congressman Neil Abercrombie is leaving Washington D.C. in...
