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December 2010

• Samoa News: Galumalemana speaks up about cost containment in government
• Samoa Observer: Riots in Solomon Islands and Tonga destroying Chinese owned businesses is a warning to Samoa
• Radio NZ: American Samoa Chamber of Commerce opposes price controls
• Samoa News: Gov Togiola meets with Treasurer to map out cost cutting measures
• Radio NZ: American Samoa treasurer warns of unspecified cuts
• Radio NZ: Faster planes between American Samoa and Samoa add competition
• Mother Nature Network: Destination of the Week: Samoa
• Samoa News: LBJ Women's Hospital Auxiliary comes to the aid of Manu'a
• Federal Jobs in American Samoa: Soil Conservationist (GS-0457-07/09)
• Bloomberg: Washington, D.C., American Samoa Worst U.S. Markets for Insurers Last Year
• Hawaii News: Hannemann to lead Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association
• Samoa News" Teachers hear of governor's exemption but still want it in writing
• Samoa News: Teachers will be exempt from reduction in hours says Governor
• Samoa News: Impress American Samoa Inc. bought out, no talk of closing down
• Radio NZ: American Samoa teachers spared work hour cuts
• President Obama signs H.R. 4853 which includes Faleomavaega's compromise to extend 30A Tax Credits for two more years
• Faleomavaega provides update regarding American Samoa's 30A Tax Credit
• The Willingtonian: Church rift divides Samoans
• Samoa News: Rep. Tautolo acquires Samoa McDonald's
• Faleomavaega and Samoan Community in Washington, DC celebrate the life of SSG Loleni Gandy with family
• SamoaObserver reported an assassination plot on Samoa PM
• Veterans Memorial Stadium rank 3rd on Newsmax.com's "5 Great American Stadiums".
• Cancun: Samoa and Solomon Islands raise questions on finance (source: scoop.co.nz)
• NYTimes: Polamalu Dances With Fire, Just Not in the End Zone (first published January 2005)

November 2010

• Press Release: Republican Women Follow National Winning Pattern
• Senior NCO Busted for Unauthorized Medals (source: military.com)
• Samoa News: Farmers Association concerns include Farmer's Market hours, lack of seating
• Samoa News: Family and friends mourn Staff Sgt. Gandy, Arlington funeral planned for Dec. 6
• Samoa News: ASG denies breach of contract in Marisco dealings
• Marianas Variety: A. Samoa governor: Take control of tuna industry
• Marianas Variety: Pacific fisheries chief: Reducing boats, maintaining unity key to increasing revenues
• Freedom Remembered: Remembering Our Troops
• Samoa News: Toa o Samoa killed in Iraq
• Samoa News: US Chamber of Commerce to USDOL: consider the experience of Am. Samoa and CNMI
• (audio) Amata distributed working sandals and shoes to ASCC students who are about to enter the work force and this was reported by Radio KHJ and Radio V-103.
  
• (audio) Amata distributed working sandals and shoes to ASCC students who are about to enter the work force and this was reported by Radio KHJ and Radio V-103. (Samoan)
  
• HSToday: "FEMA assistance in American Samoa questioned"
• Samoa News: OIG recommends designating ASG a "high risk" grantee; ASG financially unstable, and has a history of using grant funds for other purposes, report says
• Samoa News: Aumua Amata to distribute new shoes at ASCC free of charge
• Samoa News: Clinton rejects UN label 'colony' for American Samoa
• AP: Clinton back on US soil after marathon Asia tour
• Samoa News: Voters strongly reject constitutional revisions
• Samoa News: Faleomavaega wins unprecendented 12th consecutive term

October 2010

• Press Release: "Deadline for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Extended"
• American Samoa to receive $120,000 to establish ombudsman program to improve health insurance consumer assistance
• (audio) 2010 campaign by Radio 103 (Samoan)
  
• American Samoa small businesses eligible for $13.5 million under new SBA law
• Faleomavaega congratulates Hawai'i Circuit Court Judge Fa'au'uga To'oto'o

September 2010

• US Army Reserve 9th MSC Commanding General hosts town hall in American Samoa
• President Obama signs minimum wage delay into law
• President Obama signs Small Business Jobs Act into law
• Faleomavaega remembers the victims of September 29, 2009 Tsunami
• House passes minimum wage delay for American Samoa on Anniversary of Tsunami; H.R. 3940 now awaiting President's signature
• American Samoa to receive $14 million more in recovery funds for a total of more than $53 million
• American Samoa to benefit from Small Business Jobs Act passed by Congress
• Faleomavaega congratulates Iosega Aina on his appointment to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Social Security Administration Field Office in American Samoa presented Commissioner's Team Award
• WRMC welcomes new Top NCO
• House passes legislation to reduce energy costs
• Faleomavaega commends NCAA for its decision to allow Masoli to compete immediately
• Faleomavaega objects to NCSS's decision to disallow Jeremiah Masoli from playing football at Ole Miss during 2010-2011 season
• American Samoa eligible to receive $1 million in Federal funds for health insurance premium review
• American Samoa to receive more than $8 million to support education jobs

August 2010

• Gov. Togiola congratulates Lt. Col. Evelyn Vaitautolu-Langford on promotion to Colonel in U.S. Army
• SAMOA POST: Aumua Amata makes it official
• Manu'a residents take advantage of visit by Flying Doctors
• RNZI: Flying doctors to deal with most critical cases during American Samoa visit
• The Flying Doctors of America are here
• American Samoa Community College receives $290,517 under the Student Support Services Program
• Faleomavaega congratulates National Young Leaders Conference Hawai'i representative, Ms. Helenia Fagasea Wiletta Porter
• Faleomavaega participates in Pacific Islands forum in Vanuatu
• Territorial delegates request HHS to include territories in Healthcare website
• American Samoa Department of Education receives $500,000 under the Teaching American History Grants program
• (audio) Flying Doctors of America arrive on island bring medical/dental services to Tutuila and Manu'a (English)
  
• (audio) Flying Doctors of America arrive on island bring medical/dental services to Tutuila and Manu'a (Samoan)
  

July 2010

• More than $1 million in HUD grant funds available for American Samoa
• Faleomavaega congratulates Conference of Mayors president and Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Langkilde Kautz
• Faleomavaega to "Tapua'i" David Tua fight in Atlantic City this weekend
• Samoa News: PBS to air documentary about plight of local tuna workers
• (audio) Aumua Amata for Congress - "O le alofa mai o le Alii ou te pese ai pea lava e fa'avavau."
  
• U.S. State Department scheduled to raise passport and other fees on July 13, 2010
• Faleomavaega says Tax Extenders bill is not dead
• Segavao wins Samoa Independence Day fautasi race; Aeto came in second place

June 2010

• (audio) Aumua Amata weigh in on remarks by American Samoa Governor Tulafono about free association status. (Samoan)
  
• (audio) Aumua Amata weigh in on remarks by American Samoa Governor Tulafono about free association status. (English)
  
• Faleomavaega congratulates Avalisa Poialii on her appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School
• Good news for American Samoa small businesses
• Faleomavaega congratulates Second Lieutenant Gibson Sale, Jr. on his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point
• Faleomavaega thanks Wentworth Military Academy for donation to Tsunami Relief
• Faleomavaega congratulates Anasitasia Ioane on her appointment to United States Naval Academy
• More than $30 million in education funds now available for American Samoa to save jobs and drive refort; American Samoa eligible for another over $14 million in phase II
• Aumua Amata's Guam jobs relief initiative continues to do well

May 2010

• House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees agree to Faleomavaega's request to provide ASG with direct payment of $18M in liew of 30A Tax Credit
• McConnell Dowell American Samoa receives $6,646,892 contract for the road pavement & shore protection construction on Ta'u
• Faleomavaega congratulates nine Samoan cadets to be newly commissioned officers from Wentworth Military Academy
• Faleomavaega thanks Starkist for not closing oeprations in American Samoa and assures workers that U.S. Department of Labor is on stand-by to review ASG application for National Emergency Grant Funds
• Link: StarKist Laying off 600-800 People in American Samoa
• Retired local soldier dies while training for civilian police on Marine base
• House passes legislation to save energy and create more home construction jobs
• Faleomavaega hosts two conference calls with U.S. Government students at Faga'itua High School
• Faleomavaega commends Secretaries of Interior and Commerce for announcing the first GDP estimates for American Samoa and other U.S. Territories
• AMATA: "I will run again."

April 2010

• House passed legislation in support of Puerto Rico's future status
• Faleomavaega highlights benefits of Student Aid Reform for American Samoa
• U.S. Department of Labor notifies Faleomavaega that over $16 million will be released to ASG for about 2,200 temporary workers to continue clean-up and recovery efforts
• Faleomavaega holds historic hearing on UXO Clearance Operations in Laos
• Faleomavaega requests review of FEMA Pilot Project to build housing in American Samoa
• Minimum wage cruelty
• Manu'a lawmaker asks Governor to declare state of emergency; Basic supplies running low with no transportation in sight
• Faleomavaega announces release of GAO study on the impacts of minimum wage in American Samoa and teh Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Taiwan President Ma requests meeting with Faleomavaega to discuss relations with U.S. and Pacific Islands; Future of fisheries in American Samoa tops agenda
• Faleomavaega meets with Dongwon Chairman and CEO to discuss future of Starkist in American Samoa

March 2010

• Faleomavaega commends signing of HIRE Act which includes Congressional delegates provisions to help stimulate territorial economies
• Faleomavaega expresses concerns with Territory's healthcare system
• Aumua Amata: "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone"
• House passes final version of Health Care legislation, includes increase in Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange for American Samoa
• Faleomavaega thanks US Department of Transportation for $2.5 million grant for airport improvement projects in American Samoa
• Faleomavaega responds to Fono's request for report on ASPIRE, Minimum Wage, Health Care and Essential Air Service (EAS) for Manu'a
• Faleomavaega urges full participation in the upcoming census in American Samoa
• Samoa gov establishes commissions to investigate freedom of religion and matai titles
• House passes historic Health Care Reform Bill with over $180 million in Medicaid increases for American Samoa
• American Samoa taxpayers receive more warnings: You are not entitled to EIC tax credit.
• American Samoa allocated over $10 million for qualified school construction bonds
• Faleomavaega thanks US Department of Transportation for $2.5 million grant for airport improvement projects in American Samoa
• Matt Kaye reporting from Washington, D.C., on the President Ma invitation story.
• (audio) American Samoa pushes for President Ma and President Obama meeting. (in English)
  
• Samoan pushes Ma-Obama meeting
• Two sons of Samoa selected for promotion to Colonel in U.S. Air Force - Stephen L. Su'a-Filo and Stanley Ulualofaiga Snow, Jr.
• GOP leader invites Taiwan President to American Samoa
• Faleomavaega speaks to Sacramento and Los Angeles Pacific Island Communities about importance of Census Registration
• Aumua Amata: "U.S. Census Bureau needs to get it right"
• Faleomavaega hosts Close Up students from American Samoa
• No change in policy on arms sales: US

February 2010

• Faleomavaega commends Congressman Abercrombie for passing of H.R. 2314, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009
• Faleomavaega asks President Obama to visit American Samoa
• Faleomavaega nominates 20 young men and women from American Samoa to U.S. Military Service Academies
• The heroes among us - Flying Doctors of America Thursday February 18, 2010
• (audio) Flying Doctors of America medical team will visit American Samoa this summer. (in English)
  
• (audio) Flying Doctors of America medical team will visit American Samoa this summer. (in Samoan)
  

January 2010

• Faleomavaega thanks Secretary Salazar for his commitment to help with ASPIRE
• Ongoing investigation into fradulent Special Forces status claim
• American Samoa GOP responds to Del. Faleomavaega's criticism of Pres. Obama and Hillary Clinton
• Faleomavaega commends CBS 60 Minutes special feature on football in American Samoa
• Faleomavaega leads CODEL to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Japan
• Faleomavaega meets Japanese Prime Minister to discuss US-Japan relations, base issues
• Samoa Church Helps Haitian Relief Efforts
• CBS 60 Minutes: Football in American Samoa (see video)
• Announcement: Federal Jobs in American Samoa
• American Samoan West Point Cadet Stewart Coleman-Glenister heads to Beijing University
• Why are Samoans flocking to the NFL? Watch "60 Minutes" Sunday, 17 January (8-9 PM EST/PT)
• Rev. Tialavea offered prayer to open the U.S. House session
• Faleomavaega welcomes Secretary Clinton's visit to Pacific Region but expresses dissappointment
• "Another AS New Year Resolution"
• Aumua Amata's Guam Jobs Relief Initiative temporarily on hold

December 2009

• Chavez High's Tessa Lea'ea is The Record's 2009 All-Area Volleyball Team Most Valuable Player
• Matelina Aulava won 2009 Jurist of the Year and Incentive Award
• Information Assurance Scholarship Program (IASP) Announcement (Deadline: 5 February 2010)
• Fort Bragg Samoan Community Hail and Fare Well Paratroopers
• American Samoa stands to receive close to $30 million in House-passed jobs bill
• LTE: "Manu'a Residents are Fed up with Unfulfilled Promises and Excuses"
• Faleomavaega urges Sen. Kerry to double climate change assistance for developing countries in Senate legislation
• Faleomavaega will not remain silent about Samoan fish cleaners
• House passes 30A Extension; House and Senate delay minimum wage in Omnibus Bill
• Manu'a residents asked to be patient with lack of sea and air transport
• Amata recalls tsunami warning the night of December 10
• LTE: "Let us aspire to do better"
• LTE: "John Newton's depiction of future fish cleaners is unrealistic, demeaning and condescending"
• Faleomavaega congratulates Jeremiah Masoli of the U. of Oregon as the first Samoan quarterback to the Rose Bowl
• LTE: "Is AS a Third World Country?"
• EFKAS Fort Bragg NC Sends TSUNAMI Assistance

November 2009

• Ofu Beach, American Samoa, is listed as one of the best undiscovered beaches in the world.
• Faleomavaega responds to John Newton's "Mommy I want to be a fish cleaner"
• Volleyball: Wolf Pack signs three
• Ekalesia Fa'apotopotoga Kerisiano Amerika Samoa Fort Bragg celebrates its first anniversary
• LTE: "ASG Clean Up the Corruption"
• Faleomavaega commends Natural Resources Committee markup of Political Status bill
• Faleomavaega congratulates Samoans and Tongans in the NFL
• Chavez blocker, Tess Lea'ea, signs with Nevada
• Faleomavaega honors veterans during this year's Veterans Day
• House passes historic Health Care Reform legislation; includes American Samoa
• Faleomavaega and Governor testify in support of ASPIRE
• LTC Leafaina Tavai-Yahn makes promotion list for Colonel

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