Ms Hirono, who had previously retired from the race but then came back in, sneaked past a primary challenge from Ed Case, a conservative Democrat, by 2, 600 votes in September.

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Daniel Akaka won the Democratic primary Saturday by a margin of 54 percent to 45 percent despite tough opposition from Rep. Ed Case, the cousin of America Online founder Steve Case.

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This basketball great, in a New York Times Op-Ed piece, has made the case for why less is more: n Better games.

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