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Newly elected Hawaiian Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has landed a coveted appointment on the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee, Civil Beat has learned. The decision was made late last night, according to congressional sources.

On December 20, House leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Caucus announced then Congresswoman-elect Gabbard had been appointed as a member of the Homeland Security Committee.

For a freshman congress member to be given two powerful appointments reflects that she stands in good favor among the house and democratic party leadership.

AMERICAN SAMOA -- Xavier Magic Tuipelehake- of the Auto Ward, Pago Pago Samoa Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, received his Eagle Scout award at the Auto ward chapel this past Friday December 28, 2012. The Court of Honor was presided over by President Pekika Fanene of the Pago Pago Samoa Stake.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Passers-by refused to stop to help a naked, bleeding gang-rape victim after she was dumped from a bus onto a New Delhi street, and police delayed taking her to a hospital for 30 minutes, the woman's male companion said in an interview. It was his first public account of the gruesome attack that killed the 23-year-old student and prompted demands for reform of a law enforcement culture seen as lax in crimes against women.

The gang-rape victim's brother blamed a delay in medical treatment of nearly two hours for her death last week in a Singapore hospital.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If or when the Pentagon lets women become infantry troops - the country's front-line warfighters - how many women will want to?

The answer is probably not many.

Interviews with a dozen female soldiers and Marines showed little interest in the toughest fighting jobs. They believe they'd be unable to do them, even as the Defense Department inches toward changing its rules to allow women in direct ground combat jobs.

Na faalogoina i tulimanu e fa o le Malaeoletalu i le taeao ananafi le tau fai pati o aao o le atunuu, o le au valaaulia tainane taitai o le malo, ina ua maea le faatautoina o le tofa Lolo Matalagi Moliga ma le afioga ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, e avea ma Kovana Sili ma le Lutena Kovana mo Amerika Samoa mo leisi fa tausaga.

E lei avea le toulu o uaga i le taeao ananafi e taofia ai le faamalo’ulo’u atu o le mamalu o le atunuu faapea le au valaaulia, mo le molimauina o lenei faamoemoe taua o Tutuila ma Manu’a.

Ua toe filifilia nei le afioga i le alii Faipule mai le Itumalo o Alataua, le tofa Savali Talavou Ale e fai ma Fofoga Fetalai o le Maota o Sui mo le Nofoaiga lona 33 a le Fono Faitulafono.

Ina ua sailia se Fofoga Fetalai o le maota i le maea ai o le faatautoina o Faipule e toa 21 i le aoauli ananafi, na manumalo ai Savali ina ua ia maua palota e 13 i le 7 a le afioga i le alii faipule mai le Itumalo o Ituau, le tofa Taotasi Archie Soliai, o i laua ia na tuuina atu o la suafa e saili mai ai se Fofoga Fetalai o le maota.

Ua toe filifilia nei le Senatoa mai le Itumalo o Vaifanua, le afioga i le Tamaitai o le Ao ia Gaoteote Palaie Tofau e avea ma Peresetene o le Maota Maualuga mo le isi fa tausaga, ina ua lafo i ai e le Senatoa mai le Itumalo o le Maoputasi, le afioga i le Maoputasi ia Mauga Tasi Asuega le tofi na te toe faaauauina.

TAOFIA PEA POLONE SAVEA MA MATAGI LELILIO I LE TOESE

Ua poloaina e le Faamasino Sili, ia Michael Kruse le Failautusi o le Faamasinoga, ina ia tuuina atu i loia a Polone Savea ma Matagi Lelilio, ia kopi o faaiuga a le faamasinoga sa faia i mataupu i le va o Leota ma le Malo, Leasiolagi ma le Malo faapea Samatua ma le Malo, ma ua ia fautuaina nei loia ina ia toe tuuina atu ni isi talosaga nai lo talosaga ua i luma o le faamasinoga, i le taimi nei.

MALIU FA'AFETAI FIU - TAFANA I HILO

Mai Hilo Hawaii, ua fa’ailoa mai e le Hawaii News Now, le tafanaina o se tasi o alo o Samoa; Fa’afetai Fiu, lea na maua atu o ta’atia mai ma ona manu’anu’a i ni pulufana i le Bayfront Highway, peita’i, ua le maua mai se tasi na ia fa’ataunu’u lea solitulafono.

Twenty-two percent (22%) of American Samoa’s voting age population “united for change” on November 20,  to give Governor Lolo Moliga a six-point margin of victory over Faoa Sunia.