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Matt Romney and his wife, Laurie, meet Guam's Republican vice chairman Victor Cruz. The younger Romney had the difficult assignment of touring several tropica islands on behalf of his father's campaign. (Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily photo)

Romney sweeps to victory in US Pacific islands

By Andy Jackson Thu, Mar 15, 2012 7:45AM UTC View Comments

While the big news in the US presidential race yesterday was Rick Santorum’s close victories in Alabama and Mississippi, Mitt Romney quietly completed the Pacific island territory caucus hat trick. Romney added a victory in American Samoa to wins a few days earlier in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Due to American Samoa’s non-partisan...

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Court rules that Northern Marianas Islands are part of USA

By Andy Jackson Wed, May 04, 2011 10:53PM UTC View Comments

While much of the Pacific region is moving towards Asia (especially China) these days, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is marching in the other direction: further into the embrace of the United States. The CNMI, an island chain in the western Pacific, has been affiliated with the USA since they were seized from Japan during World...

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Good Friday marked in Saipan

By Andy Jackson Sat, Apr 23, 2011 3:40AM UTC View Comments

Catholics in Saipan carry a large cross up Mount Tapochau every year to mark Good Friday (2009 photo by Kanae Shimizu Quinn)

Saipan residents marked Good Friday with a procession to the peak of Mount Tapochao, the highest point in the lower Northern Mariana Islands. Saipan Mayor Donald Flores offered his best wishes to the processioners: Today is a day when we remember the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrifice he made for us when He died on the cross...

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