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Hawaii lieutenant gov. picked to fill Senate seat

By Becky Bohrer
Published December 27, 2012 6:50pm ET
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Hawaii lieutenant gov. picked to fill Senate seat
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz speaks the state Capitol in Honolulu on Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 after Gov. Neil Abercrombie, right, announced he was appointing Schatz to fill the seat vacated by the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) | Audrey McAvoy

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s lieutenant governor and former head of President Barack Obama’s 2008 election effort there has been named the state’s newest U.S. senator, a choice that went against the dying wish of revered longtime Sen. Daniel Inouye.

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