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Court rules that Northern Marianas Islands are part of USA

By 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 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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