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In Samoa the leader of the opposition Tautua Samoa Party is calling on the government for immediate action to allow nearly 500 students at the National University, who have not paid their fees, to sit their end of the year examinations.

Palusalue Faapo II has told reporters that in previous years, students who had failed to clear all their fees, had been allowed to sit the examinations but not allowed to graduate.

He says some parents tried to make the payment last weekend but were told they were too late.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare that nobody has seen one alive, but scientists have proof the species still exists.

Two skeletons were identified as belonging to the species after a 17-foot whale and her calf beached themselves in New Zealand in 2010. Scientists hope the discovery will provide insights into the species and into ocean ecosystems.

It was almost a missed opportunity, however, since conservation workers misidentified the carcasses as a much more common type of whale and buried them.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The long slog has turned into a sprint. President Barack Obama's health care law survived the Supreme Court and the election; now the uninsured can sign up for coverage in about 11 months.

"We are out of the political gamesmanship and into the reality," said Sandy Praeger, Kansas' Republican insurance commissioner. Next week, states have to say if they're committed to building the framework for delivering health insurance to millions.

Not all hurdles have been cleared.

TOE MOLIA IOANE MELEISEA I SE ISI MATAUPU FOU

Ua fa’aalia le le fiu o le alii o Ioane Meleisea, lea na molia i le osofaia o le faleoloa o Pelene i Pavaiai, ina ua toe molia foi i lona osofaia o leisi faleoloa, le Bell Mart, i Faleniu.

I faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai, o le aso 16 o Me 2012 na osofaia ai e Meleisea le faleoloa i Pava’ia’i, ae o le aso 4 o Iuni 2012, na ia osofaia ai le faleoloa i Faleniu.

E tusa ai o le faaiuga e le aloaia lea ua tuuina mai e le Ofisa o Palotaga a le atunuu, mo tofi Faipule i le Maota o Sui i le Fono Faitulafono, ua atagia mai ai suiga e lima mo le Nofoaiga lona 33 a le Fono Faitulafono, e aofia ai se faipule tama’ita’i ua ofi atu i upu fai o malo, le susuga ia Vui Florance Saulo lea ua sui tulaga ia Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr mo le itumalo o Tualauta.

I le faaiuga e le aloaia ua tuuina mai e le Ofisa o Palotaga a le atunuu mo le nofoa i le laumua i Uosigitone, atoa ai ma le mataupu e uiga i le suiga o le Faavae, ua manino mai ai le toe filifilia e le atunuu o le tofa ia Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin e fai ma o tatou sui i le Konekeresi a le malo tele, ae teena suiga sa taumafai i ai mo le Fa’avae.

O le toe manumalo ai o le tofa ia Faleomavaega i le nofoa a le atunuu i le laumua i Uosigitone, ua atagia mai ai lona umia o lenei nofoa mo le lona 13 lenei o nofoaiga soso’o.

Following Tuesday’s general election, six new individuals have been elected to the local House of Representatives including one female, and one race is a tie, which will be decided “by lot” —  in accordance with local Election law.

According to the unofficial results of the 2012 House race, the new lawmakers are:

•         Legae’e F. Mauga of  District #3 - Vaifanua, who will replace current incumbent Simei Pulu.

Ua lokaina e leoleo i le to’ese i Tafuna ni alii se toalua ua nonofo ma faafaigaluega ni tagata e silia ma le to’a 20, e aunoa ma le totogia, toe o la fa’ailoa i ai o la’ua o sui o le FBI i totonu o Amerika.

O le alii o Aperaamo Levi ma Alatise Fonoti, ua molia i moliaga mamafa e lua o le gaoi, ma ua tofu atu i luma o le Faamasinoga Maualuga a la mataupu, ina ua le faataunuuina a la ulua’i iloiloga i luma o le faamasinoga faaitumalo i le taeao ananafi.

MOLIA LE TEU FALE I LONA TALA FA’AGAOI O NI SIAKI SE LUA

O le tina lea na galue o se teu fale i le kamupani a le Samoa Sports, ua tuuaia nei e le malo i moliaga mamafa e tolu, i lona sainia o ni siaki se lua.  O leisi siaki na tala i le faletupe o Hawaii, ae o leisi sa tala i le faleoloa o le “Add-One”

O moliaga e tolu ua tuuaia ai Uputaua Tuiuli e aofia ai moliaga e lua o lona faia o ni faamaumauga taufaasese, ma le moliaga o le gaoi. O le siaki muamua na tala e le ua molia e $280.90, ae o le siaki lona lua e $379.89.

E le o logo lelei i le faafofoga a ni isi o le aufai faatoaga togalaau aina mai Asia o lo o galulue i le atunuu, ni isi o faamatalaga ua faalele e faapea, ‘ua ave e le aufai togalaau aina ma le aufai faatoaga mai Asia tupe, ae ua pagatia ai le toatele o le aufai faatoaga ma le au fai togalaau aina a le atunuu.

Na taua e ni alii fai togalaau aina mai Asia na la faaigoaina i laua o Kim le isi ae o Lee le isi, “o lea manatu e le gata e le sa’o, ae foliga mai fo’i e faailoga lanu i le va o tagata mai Asia ma Samoa.”