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Ms. Tumua Anae on the U.S. Olympic women's water polo team

December 2012

• HawaiiNewsBlog: Tulsi Gabbard Gets Foreign Affairs Assignment Plus Homeland Security
• PacificBusinessNews:  Delegation talking to Hawaii bankers about American Samoa
• ABCNews: Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Gulf War Commander, Dies at 78
• Amata Op-Ed: Inouye farewelled at dignified service in Washington
• Seatrade: 2013 another bumper year for American Samoa
• Faleomavaega and people of American Samoa join Hawaii and the rest of the nation in mourning the loss of a great man, Fofoga o Samoa Senator Daniel K. Inouye
• EastSide Fox19: Local youth football program contributes to American Samoan Program
• SamoaNews: Fofoga o Samoa passes away: "We have lost a father, a friend"
• SamoaNews: Internet provider in American Samoa says costs should be lowered
• Radio AUS: American Samoa's new administration urged to privatise some services
• SamoaNews: Attorney: Eni's amicus brief "fundamentally misplaced"
• LonelyPlanet: Top 10 US travel destinations for 2013 (including American Samoa)

November 2012

• VCStar: Bank of Hawaii to close American Samoa branches
• Faleomavaega congratulates Tulsi Gabbard as first Samoan woman elected to the U.S. Congress
• Marianas Variety: American Samoa delegate drops bid for top foreign affairs spot
• RNZI: Agreement opens up more business between American Samoa and Indonesia
• RNZI: Fixing roads in American Samoa priority for new administration
• RNZI: No budget for American Samoa governor's inauguration
• Federal District Court grants Faleomavaega's motion to participate as Amicus Curiae
• Faleomavaega makes historic bid for top spot on House Foreign Affairs Committee
• Faleomavaega responds to Charles V. Alailima claims about citizenship lawsuit
• Faleomavaega hosts Boys and Girls Club of American Samoa in Washington, DC
• House approves bill to stop tabacco smuggling in the territories
• Aumua Amata attends Veterans Ceremony at Tafuna Stadium Service
• SamoaNews: "The language of the Constitution is clear" say proponents of citizenship for A.S.
• DailyCaller:  Building a rainbow on the right (Opinion: David Cohen)
• Faleomavaega extends best wishes to veterans and service members; also remembers fallen heroes on Veterans Day
• Faleomavaega files Amicus Curiae brief against the Tuaua lawsuit
• Faleomavaega announces American Samoa Society of Washington, D.C. is accepting applications for American Samoa Cherry Blossom princess
• Faleomavaega to file Amicus Curiae brief against the Tuaua lawsuit
• AF OSI News:  Lt. Col. (SA) Vasaga Tilo and Special Agent Andrew Schad receive Bronze Star Medals

October 2012

• RNZI:  American Samoa candidate promises to curb bingo
• SamoaNews: Tri-Marine's goal: to make American Samoa a regional tuna processing hub
• Marianas Variety:  Stuck between the ocean and the sky: Sebastian's immigration problem
• Faleomavaega to speak at second annual Close Up youth summit in American Samoa
• RNZI: Fish caught locally should be processed locally - American Samoa cannery owner
• RNZI: Cannery owner proposes American Samoa become regional fish processing hub
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awards $337,070 to Intersections, Inc. for teen pregnancy prevention program

September 2012

• RNZI: Lawmaker suggests merging American Samoa schools
• Faleomavaega congratulates ASG on achieving "Tsunami Ready" status for American Samoa, commends FEMA assistance and efforts by NOAA National Weather Service Pago Pago
• Faleomavaega disappointed in Secretary Napolitano and U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding stateless person in American Samoa
• Faleomavaega's assessment to Fono on Fagatele Sunctuary Expension
• Faleomavaega accepting applications for nomination to the U.S. Air Force, Naval and Merchant Marine academies
• Faleomavaega joins with members of Congress in honoring Burmese Democracy leader Daw Aung Sang Kyi in our nation's capitol
• Department of Health and Human Services awards close to $1.8 million for the prevention Fa'aSamoa Partnership Project
• Faleomavaega commends American Samoa firefighters returning home after fighting wild fires in Northern California

August 2012

• ManilaBulletin: American Samoa Begins Exporting Tuna
• RNZI: Four candidates in American Samoa's gubernatorial race challenged
• News-Press.com: Their looks vary, but they're solidly for Romney
• StarAdvertiser.com: American Samoa seeks more money to run election
• PacificNewsCenter: U.S. Pacific Islands Collaboration Sets Framework for Regional Ocean Partnership
• SamoaNews: Fifth Mormon Stake created in American Samoa
• HuffingtonPost:  Obama directs flags to Half-Staff to honor Neil Armstrong
• Washington, D.C. - President Obama signs into law S.2009 which includes Minimum Wage delays for American Samoa
• Faleomavaega congratulates Lee Lele'a on his retirement after 26 years of service in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Faleomavaega supports President Obama's Immigration Policy on Childhood arrivals
• Local Republican delegation travels to National Convention
• Beavers Sports:  OSU football: American Samoan players are a long, long, long, long, long way from home
• RNZI:  Revival planned for American Samoa's Manu'a islands
• Aumua Amata attends Purple Heart ceremony for recipient Apelu So'omalelagi
• StarTribune:  Jury convicts New Zealand company of dumping oil waste in US waters outside American Samoa

July 2012

• APSense: American Samoa Real Estate Property For Sale
• Faleomavaega introduces legislation to establish National Guard in American Samoa
• Stockton Record: Former Stagg, Delta linebacker to go for gold in judo
• President Obama signs into law S.2009 which includes Minimum Wage delays for American Samoa
• Faleomavaega proposes two questions be included on this year's November General Election ballot
• OP-ED: It is time for us to focus on the Olympics and reconsider participating in the Pacific Games
• Faleomavaega congratulates Ms. Tumua Anae on her selection on the U.S. Olympic women's water polo team
• Aumua Amata thanks leadership for help on the Wage Hike Bill
• Samoa News:  ASG's federal funds still frozen in Vietnam bank
• Radio Australia:  American Samoan swimmer makes Olympics despite territory's lack of pool
• Huffingtonpost:   American Samoa Minimum Wage Freeze Approved By Congress
• MarineLog:  American Samoa may seek JV partner for Satala shipyard
• RNZI: Manu'a senator unhappy with American Samoa comment
• Samoa News:  Citizenship is an individual right says Alailima
• Faleomavaega speaks at dedication ceremony for the Junior Seau Pier Ampithether and Beach Community Center
• Army.mil:  America's First Team farewelled Command Sgt. Maj. Isaia Vimoto
• National Flood Insurance Program Extension helps more than 461 households and businesses in American Samoa
• Reuters:  American Samoans ask for automatic U.S. citizenship
• Faleomavaega opposes the recently filed lawsuit to force citizenship on every person born in American Samoa
• TheAtlantic.com: Samoa, the West Bank of the South Pacific
• Faleomavaega commends ASTCA for construction of new office building to facilitate a $91 million grant program received from U.S. Congress
• Pacific Islands Report: New Research Exposes Links Between Polynesia And Americas
• VCStar.com:  Paperwork problem keeps Ventura's Morgan from Olympic dream
• RNZI:  American Samoa football coach recognised at champs
• KABC:  Oceanside landmark dedicated to Junior Seau
• Faleomavaega congratulates CSM Panapa R. Willis on his selection as Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army INSCOM
• Faleomavaega's office hosts Cohort of Teaching American History educators from American Samoa
• Faleomavaega applauds Supreme Court decision to uphold Affordable Care Act
• Subsidized Stafford Student Loan interest rates to freeze, benefits to American Samoa's college students

June 2012

• Faleomavaega congratulates 2012 National Spelling Bee contestant Rita Shania Jennings from American Samoa
• HawaiiNews: FBI closes office in American Samoa
• FBI: American Samoa School Bus Scam
• Tampa Pacific Island Host Committee to welcome delegates at GOP National Convention
• American Samoa to continue to receive territorial highway funding
• Faleomavaega honors King Kamehameha and Senator Daniel Akaka during Kamehameha Lei draping ceremony at U.S. Capitol
• Faleomavaega congratulates Kelekolio Koloi and Denette Samuelu-Koloi - recipients of the University of the West scholarships
• U.S. Department of Labor awards $500,000 in supplemental National Emergency Grant funding to Am Samoa Department of Human Resources
• Faleomavaega expresses condolences to the children of the late First Lady Susana A.P. Lotali
• SamoaHope:  Starting a business in American Samoa?
• Newsok.com: Sister of American Samoa's Lt Governor has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for conspiracy to steal more than $325,000.
• RNZI: American Samoa's Manu'a running out of supplies
• RNZI: American Samoa cannery nearly doubled its staff in a year
• Stuff NZ:  Ancient skeleton linked to Polynesia
• RNZI:  New tuna cannery in American Samoa to employ 500+
• Faleomavaega introduces legislation to combat tobacco smuggling in American Samoa and other U.S. Territories
• Faleomavaega's office hosts Close Up and National History Day students and teachers from American Samoa in Washington, DC
• Rural Business Opportunity Grants now available from USDA
• BYU: Atuaia named Assistant to the Athletic Director at BYU
• Marianas Variety:  Diabetes on rise in Pacific, highest in American Samoa
• WNCT-TV9:  Prison for former American Samoa teacher who impregnated girl, 13
• RNZI:  American Samoa looks to Philippines for doctors
• SamoaNews:  Youth for Missions Conference in Territory: Challenge for Missionary work
• 32 local student-athlete high school grads honored and awarded American college scholarships in Field House 100 Ceremony of Recognition
• FH 100 Ceremony of Recognition (Audio - Samoan)
• USDA Blog:  Helping Veterans Succeed in Farming
• DailyRX:  Open fire cooking linked to lower cognitive performance in children
• JOB:  Electrical Manager - American Samoa
• Faleomavaega congratulates 2012 National Spelling Bee contestant Rita Shania Jennings of American Samoa

May 2012

• Saipan Tribune:  PREL hosts Pacific climate workshop in American Samoa
• GuamPDN:  Samoan workers graduate
• Aumua Amata commends CSM Charles Tobin's Change of Responsibility
• SL Tribune: Former NFL player Mulitalo will uproot family from Utah for distant coaching job.
• Radio Australia:  US Congressman representing American Samoa, Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin says it's time for the territory to look at options for becoming more autonomous.
• Samoa News:  Farmers disagree over mandating use of Fagatogo Marketplace
• House passed Violence Against Women Reauthorization - Faleomavaega says bill is flawed
• Accounting Today: Senate Considers Tax Reform for Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories
• Eni on U.S. - Malaysia relations
• Faleomavaega to speak at funeral service for Junior Se'au
• Faleomavaega represents American Samoa and the Pacific Islander Community in Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrations in the Nation's Capital
• Peninsula Press: Stanford scientists identify coral tough enough to withstand warming climate
• The Hill: Early talk about top spot on House Foreign Affairs Committee is not appropriate
• FEMA approves close to $3 million in Federal Funding for Futiga and Leone road-projects
• Faleomavaega stands with Democratic colleagues to fight for Territory's Medicaid funding
• Faleomavaega contratulates CSM Isaia T. Vimoto on his selection as Command Sergeant Major of the XVIII Airborne Corps
• IBT:  Junior Seau: Samoan-American
• Faleomavaega offers deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Junior Seau
• FEMA approves close to $3 million in Federal Funding for Futiga and Leone road-projects
• American Samoa to receive $299,200 for American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture & Humanities

April 2012

• Faleomavaega stands with Democratic colleagues to fight for Territory's Medicaid Funding
• Statesman:  Team USA to play American Samoa in under-19 football tournament
• Scientific American: Mounting Evidence Suggests Sharks Are In Serious Trouble
• USDA: Removal of Invasive Tree Improves Health of American Samoa Forests
• Island Business:  Tuvalu interested in trade with American Samoa
• Saipan Tribune: Governors, delegates fail to block cuts in Medicaid fund
• Caribbean Journal: Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Express Opposition to Proposed Medicaid Cuts
• RNZI: American Samoa status challenged in Flag Day address
• Business Wire: SunWize Completes the Largest Solar Installation for American Samoa Power Authority, Generating 50 Local Jobs
• Army Times: Reserve faces American Samoa soldier shortage
• American Samoa: Results in 1940 United States Federal Census (images)
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services makes available $39,645 in HIV care grants to American Samoa Department of Health

March 2012

• Star Advertiser: American Samoa hospital owes $628,000 in back wages, U.S. investigation shows
• Faleomavaega commends Peyton Siva, Jr and the University of Louisville Cardinals on trip to final four
• Faleomavaega congratulates Polynesian players at West Point
• Faleomavaega speaks on the House Floor to pay tribute to His Majesty King George Tupou V of the Kingdom of Tonga
• Faleomavaega commends Congressman Gary Ackerman of New York for a job well-done
• Senate Highway Bill includes reauthorization of Territorial Highway Program
• Faleomavaega congratulates Dolly Virginia Garrison, the 2012 American Samoa Cherry Blossom princess
• U.S. Department of Labor makes available $75 million in grant funds for YouthBuild programs
• Faleomavaega cites defficiencies in NOAA's proposal; urges more consultation
• Faleomavaega requests Congressional Research Service to review issues involving the proposed expansion of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• Faleomavaega honors CSM Charles M. Tobin and visits Samoan soldiers and their families in Ft Bragg, North Carolina and Ft Stewart, Georgia
• Faleomavaega says Congress can change NOAA's final decision

February 2012

• Faleomavaega congratulates Dr. Fa'anofo Lisa Claire Uperesa on her recent appointment to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Faculty
• Faleomavaega thanks Fo Guang Shan for offering 2 scholarships for students from American Samoa to attend the University of the West
• Guamdn.com: American Samoa workers arrive tonight for training
• Faleomavaega opposes planned lawsuit to make citizenship clause of U.S. Constitution apply to U.S. Nationals
• Faleomavaega introduces legislation to expedite Naturalization process for U.S. Nationals
• HawaiiFreePress: Am Samoa: Faleomavaega Tries to Create New Citizens to Win Election
• Faleomavaega announces a draft bill to repeal Congressional approval for amendments to American Samoa constitution
• President Obama submits to Congress FY2013 budget proposal including OIA funding for American Samoa
• Territories propose continued funding under Highway Trust Fund
• U.S. Department of Interior awards $1.05 million in FY2012 funding to the Close-Up program

January 2012

• Targeting Mosquito-borne Illness in American Samoa
• SamoaNews: Changes to Matai Title Law approved by American Samoa Senate
• SamoaNews: Boys & Girls Clubs of American Samoa officially accepted in Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Scoop: World Premiere of "The Tuiga, Part 2"
• TickleTheWire: American Samoa School Lunch Director Convicted in Bribery Probe
• CougCenter: WSU Football Recruiting: Robert Barber, DT From American Samoa, Makes It Two In A Row From The Islands
• RNZI: Immigration law passes American Samoa House
• Faleomavaega alerts public of President Obama's proposal to transfer the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the U.S. Department of Interior
• DOJ: American Samoa Department of Education Official Convicted by Federal Jury in District of Columbia of Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice
• Aumua Amata commends Shaun Nua on securing Naval Academy's assistant football coach position
• Faleomavaega thanks NOAA for extension of time
• GuamPDN: Recruitment rules issued for buildup projects in Guam
• SamoaNews: Jury still out in Paul Solofa trial; no verdict yet
• PREL.ORG: PREL Offers Scholarships to Teachers
• Faleomavaega congratulates Polynesian players in this weekend's NFL playoff championship games
• U.S. Treasury approved $10 million to help small businesses in American Samoa
• Radio NZ: American Samoa public defender to get training in death penalty cases
• ArgusLeader.com: S.D. Moments: Madison native became governor of islands
• RNZI: Immigration concerns fuel American Samoa debate
• RNZI: American Samoa congressman defends resident proposal
• RNZI: American Samoa lawmakers vote to approve hospital funding
• RNZI: Concern at over-crowding at American Samoa high school
• Washington Post: Ringleader of ID theft, fraud ploy that stretched from NJ to Pacific territories pleads guilty
• RNZI: Questions over American Samoa Government's payments to hospital
• Faleomavaega reminds the public to testify during the NOAA and Immigration Hearings
• RNZI: American Samoa hospital plans layoffs
• Samoa News: Samoa News Editorial: A "Mulipipi" Decision
• ESPN: Toronto hires Thomas Rongen as coach
• Radio Australia: Samoa pushes for more women in parliament
• EPA issues American Samoa toxics inventory data for 2010
• RNZI: American Samoa tax refund to go to unpaid fines
• Faleomavaega reminds the public to testify during the NOAA and Immigration hearings
• MarketWatch: The demographic profiles for the Island Areas are scheduled for release this summer.
• RNZI: Medical debt collection regime stuns American Samoa
• RNZI: American Samoa leaders seek LBJ referral funds

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(Posted July 30, 2008:) U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama is pictured with ISAF Command Sergeant Major Iuniasolua Savusa in front of the ISAF headquarters during Obama's recent visit to Afghanistan. CSM Savusa shared with Obama, Congressman Faleomavaega's regards and best wishes to him on his trip. Faleomavaega had conveyed his regards for Obama in an email message to Savusa prior to Obama's arrival in Afghanistan. Senator Obama was pleased to learn that Faleomavaega knows Savusa and was keeping in contact with him and other soldiers who are serving in combat areas. Obama and Senators Chuck Hagel and Jack Reed who were on an official congressional delegation (CODEL) received a briefing from military leaders in Afghanistan on the condition of the war there. The ISAF (International Security Assistance Force), the multi-national force under NATO that is providing security to the government of Afghanistan, is commanded by US General David McKiernan with CSM Iuni Savusa as its senior enlisted or top non-commissioned officer. NATO's ISAF has approximately 60,000 combined forces from 40 countries in Afghanistan with about 36,000 from the United States.

Share with us your pictures and stories. Are you in the military? College? Share with our visitors your picture and story. Press here to contact me. Aumua Amata and some of American Samoa's future leaders. Each of these young ladies received scholarships this year from the Business and Professional Women of American Samoa.

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Solomona from Congressman Faleomavaega's office shared this with me:
In case you did not see the David Tua vs Saul Montana fight last Saturday night, Congressman Faleomavaega wants to share with you a video clip of the fight. In just 2 minutes and 15 seconds into the fight, Tua knocked out Montana. During an interview after the fight, Tua is quoted saying, "This is not a come back, this is the continuation of my Tua of Duty."    Click here to view the Youtube video clip.

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