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		<title>U.S — Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AAP stff report WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2012) — The United States and the Republic of the Philippines held the second Bilateral Strategic Dialogue on January 26-27, 2012, in Washington, D.C. In the spirit of the November 2011 Manila Declaration, the dialogue provided an opportunity to consult and exchange views on a broad range of bilateral, regional, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Integrity Task Force Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul, Minn. (Jan. 30, 2012) — Today the Election Integrity Task Force delivered a First Interim Report and Initial Recommendation to Governor Mark Dayton, highlighting recommendations to prevent felons from voting before their civil rights are restored. Established by the Governor’s Executive Order 11-18, over the past several months the fifteen member Task Force has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hindus dismayed at Santorum comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hindus are dismayed at American Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s reported comments few days back that equality does not come from “Eastern religions”. “It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that’s where it comes from”, Santorum reportedly added while speaking at Boiling Springs in South Carolina. (Eastern religions, besides others, also include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Union and SE Asian Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Doua Thor WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 25, 2012) — At Southeast Asian Resource Action Center, we listened to the president&#8217;s State of the Union Address with interest, as this was an opportunity for us to consider his proposals and their impact on the many issues that we work on for the Southeast Asian American community. Below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAPAC responds to State of the Union</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC—Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) responded on behalf of the group. “As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), I commend President Obama on his continued efforts to improve the lives of all Americans – not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mee Moua to lead AAJC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New AAJC director and former State Senator Mee Moua, left, and Karen K. Narasaki, stepping down after 20 years. WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2012) — Former State Senator Mee Moua is set to become the president and executive director the Asian American Justice Center, of one of the nation&#8217;s premier civil rights organizations. AAJC announced this week that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Vice President Xi Jinping to visit U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Jan. 23, 2012) — At the invitation of Vice President Joseph Biden, Vice President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China will visit the White House on Feb. 14. This is the second of the planned reciprocal visits between the Vice Presidents announced by President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao during the latter’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans Requesting 2012 Annual Award Nomination Submissions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans is currently seeking a diverse collection of nomination submissions for its 2012 Annual Leadership Awards. This is the time for community members to nominate and recognize one of their own. Please help to honor an outstanding business owner, leader, organization, volunteer who has given themselves, their talents and resources to serve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Operation Gratitude: The Slants bring APIA rock to Sarajevo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Slants founding member Simon Young stands in front of some rad looking military vehicles on a NATO base in Kosovo, Republica Srpska, Bosnia And Herzegovina. AAP staff report Portland, Ore. (Jan. 18, 2012) — Hardened rock-n-roll veterans The Slants took their electrifying stage show all the way to Eastern Europe for a holiday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APALC submits Los Angeles Redistricting Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, has submitted to the Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission a citywide redistricting plan that keeps the city’s Asian American neighborhoods intact within specific districts. The city is in the process of redrawing its electoral lines [...]]]></description>
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