`Blue Hawaii’ is no longer just an old Elvis movie (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Among the blue states that delivered the White House to President-elect Obama, one truly lived up to its marquee billing in the 1961 Elvis Presley musical "Blue Hawaii." Hawaii voters backed island-born Obama more than any other state, giving him 72 percent of the vote. And Democrats also made gains at the state Capitol, where they now control nearly 90 percent of the Legislature. "We're ...

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