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Delegates gather for Olympic meeting

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Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) president Patrick Fepulea’i (left) and American Samoa National Olympic Committee president Victor Langkilde (right) during the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Extraordinary General Assembly on June 15 at the Beaulieu Lausanne Congress Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
 



Treasurer gives keynote at Filipino celebration

“Your inalienable rights are protected by the Constitution”
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“Many have been victims of a corrupt immigration system in the past but may I assure you that great changes have taken place under Governor Lolo Moliga and a new day has dawned, with new hopes for fair and equitable treatment,” said Treasurer Dr. Falema’o Phil Pili who keynoted the Filipino Community Flag Day Celebration of 115 years of Philippines’ Independence from Spain.
 
The event, which was attended by more than two-thousand Filipinos in the territory, was held at the Tafuna High School Gymnasium last Saturday.
 



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US, TALIBAN TO START TALKS ON ENDING AFGHAN WAR
 
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold formal talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan but President Barack Obama warned the process won't be quick or easy.
 

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Summer Sports Round Up — Lots of programs in progress

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This year’s summer sports programs are attracting youngsters from across the island for what is shaping up to be one of the better variety of local summer sports programs offered in a long time.
 
The Department of Parks and Recreation sponsored summer sports are up and running with the American Samoa Baseball Association conducting exciting Little League Baseball action at the Tony Solaita Baseball Field.
 
Basketball clinics are on-going at the Tafuna and Leone H.S. gymnasiums as well as in Alofau.
 



Silia 20 tausaga feagai pea Tualauta

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O le toe aafia ai o oganuu o le itumalo o Tualauta i tafega ma lologa i le vaiaso na te’a nei ma faaleagaina ai ni isi o vaega o auala, na taua ai e le afioga i le tama’ita’i Faipule ia Vui Florence Vaili Saulo i sana tusi fa’amanatu i le Kovana Sili, o faafitauli nei e i le va o le 20 i le 40 tausaga le umi talu ona fetaia’i ma lona Itumalo, ma ua mana’omia ai se gaioiga faanatinati a le malo e foia ai.
 



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GUARDIAN: SNOWDEN WON'T RETURN VOLUNTARILY TO US
 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- NSA leaker Edward Snowden defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.
 

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STEADY RAIN FALLS AS CREWS WORK AGAINST COLO. FIRE
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history.
 
The labor-intensive work is necessary because extremely dry grass and trees could quickly ignite if wind stirs up hot spots in the densely wooded Black Forest near Colorado Springs.
 

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June Jones scholarship awards

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The June Jones Foundation and the medical team of the Goodwill Mission touched down on American Samoa soil this past Thursday evening, with another medical donation intended for the LBJ Medical Center, along with five student athlete scholarships that were awarded to two female and three males yesterday at the Governor's Office in Utulei.
 



E le o faamaoni leoleo e faatino latou tiute

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SOLA LE PAGOTA I LONA AIGA, A’O FEA LEOLEO O LE TOESE?
 



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MODERATE CLERIC WINS IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
 
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns and now resets the country's political order.
 

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