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• Underdog Pacquiao beats De La Hoya

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — From five-star hotel lounges to army camps to Manila’s slums, Filipinos celebrated a victory by boxer Manny Pacquiao that gave this country a break from its financial worries.

• Alleged corrupted official ousted:
First Vietnamese American Congressman takes his place

• Rumsfeld nemesis Shinseki to be named VA secretary

• Indian community gathers to remember Mumbai attacks

• Chu is Obama's pick for Energy secretary

NAMES IN THE NEWS

• Lucky in Love
• Celebrating Culture
• Sake Fest a success
• Kimura awarded for civic excellence
• Comings and goings
• A glittery gala

COMMUNITY NEWS

• Vietnamese American lawyer lives the dream

• Keeping a positive outlook: Chinese American fighs lung cancer

• Top Contributors make APIs shine

HOLIDAY COLUMN

• Engage those kids: 10 family activities for the holiday season

CHRISTMAS PAST

• 1998: Give yourself the gift of good health

Anh "Joseph" Cao's biography

Party: Republican
Age: 41
Profession: Lawyer
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in physics; master’s in philosophy from Fordham University; law degree from Loyola University of New Orleans.

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Eric K. Shinseki's biography

Birth date: Nov. 28, 1942
Birthplace: Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1965
- Master of Art, Duke University, 1976
- National War College, 1986

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WORLD NEWS

• Times are changing for China

Will China’s economic evolution be good for the U.S. economy, or should it be something to be afraid of?

NATIONAL NEWS

• Microsoft taps Yahoo talent to lead Web business

COMMUNITY BRIEF

• American Hotel Building sold

SPORTS

• Wie finally proves she belongs on LPGA

EDITORIAL

• It's been a good week for Asian Americans

2009 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

see NWAW's 2009 editorial plan

LAST CHANCE!
Holiday Decoration Photo Contest

Time to get festive! Do you decorate your house from top to bottom? Blind your neighbors with your lights?

Well take a picture and send them in to Northwest Asian Weekly and be entered into a contest where the top three winners are bestowed with restaurant certificates to a beloved eatery in the ID. The winners’ photos will be printed on a special holiday page in our paper Dec. 19.

An outside panelist, not NWAW staff, will judge finalists’ photos. Our criteria are loose, but some things to think about:
- Ethnic themes
- Decorations in the work place
- Go green! Use recyclable materials.
- The great outdoors, yard and house lights

Be creative and think outside the box. If it’s something we haven’t seen before, all the better! Decorations don’t have to be huge either. An intimate photo of a tree would be lovely!

Tell your friends and family to send in their pictures to info@nwasianweekly.com with a short explanation. Deadline to submit a photo is Dec. 14, so start decorating!

CALENDAR

WHAT:

2008 Culturally Tailored Leadership
Discovery and Leadership Navigation programs from the Executive Development Institute

WHEN:

Friday, Dec. 12

WHERE:

Puget Sound Energy, Summit Room — Second floor
355 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue

R.S.V.P.:

By Dec. 10 to edi@ediorg.org

MORE INFO.:

425-467-9365

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ASTROLOGY

Is pride coming between you and a family member? Someone has to make the first move, so it might as well be you.

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