DC808: On the Wire — A City Of Scandals
Washington is scandalized by scandals — Benghazi, the IRS and the Tea Party, the DOJ and The Associated Press. Or is it?
Civil Beat political junkies Chad Blair and Kery Murakami — the latter ensconced in a Senate Press Gallery phone booth — talk about the talk of D.C.
Especially important to Hawaii: The possibility of millions of federal dollars to help the state help Micronesians, thanks to the efforts of Sen. Mazie Hirono.
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About the Authors
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Chad Blair is the politics editor for Civil Beat. You can reach him by email at cblair@civilbeat.org or follow him on X at @chadblairCB. -
Kery Murakami is a former Civil Beat staff member. -
Born and raised in Honolulu, Alana Hong has been scuba diving since age 5. She enjoys traveling, but always finds herself back in the islands she will forever call home. She currently works in Hawaii's film industry on various projects, most recently in the prop department on "Last Resort." On the weekends she can be found in the water with her camera and fins or brainstorming ideas with her creative friends.