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Congressman
wants Aloha
wear allowed
on House floor

Man who allegedly
went to D.C. to kidnap
Obamas’ dog arrested

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — A
Hawaii Congressman wants Aloha
wear to be allowed on the House
floor on Fridays, a change from
the current rule that requires full
business attire.
U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, a Hawaii
Democrat, said in a letter to
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
that he wants his fellow federal
lawmakers to be able to observe
Aloha Fridays just like Hawaii’s
Legislature. On Fridays, it’s common for business people to wear
Hawaiian shirts-the loose-fitting
button-downs featuring flora,
ukuleles, surfers, and other
island themes.
Takai, the ranking member of
the House Small Business
Committee’s Subcommittee on
Contracting and the Workforce,
wrote that allowing Aloha shirts
would support small business
and promote a custom that is
unique to Hawaii. He said the
modern Aloha shirt started being
sold from a Chinese dry goods
shop in 1931.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials
in Washington say they’ve
arrested a North Dakota man
who allegedly traveled to the
nation’s capital to kidnap a dog
belonging to President Barack
Obama.
D.C. Superior Court documents say Secret Service agents
interviewed Scott D. Stockert of
Dickinson, North Dakota, at a
Washington hotel after receiving
information that he was on his
way to the capital to kidnap a
“pet” owned by the first family.
The first family has two
Portuguese water dogs, Bo and
Sunny.
Officials
arrested
Stockert after finding weapons
in his car.
A court document says that
Secret Service agents interviewed Stockert on Wednesday
after they received information
from a Secret Service office in
Minnesota that Stockert “was