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	First and Only APA Congresswoman Dies Memorial services to be staged for Rep. Patsy Mink in Hawai‘i By Sam Chu Lin Special to AsianWeek U.S. Congresswoman Patsy Mink (D-Hawai‘i) passed away on Sept. 27, leaving a long and illustrious legacy. Among her many accomplishments, she became the first woman of color elected to Congress and the first Asian Pacific American woman to practice law in Hawai‘i. Many legislators and other officials are slated to leave Washington, D.C. this week and fly to Hawai‘i to pay their last respects to the lawmaker. Her memorial service is scheduled to take place at the state capitol this Friday at 10:00 a.m. (local time) with private burial services to follow at the Punchbowl Cemetery... COMPLETE STORY...		The Greening of Asian Pacific America (Feature) First and Only APA Congresswoman Dies (in National News) APAs Struggle To Fit Into the Landscape of Progressive Politics (in Bay Area News) Fashion and Compassion (in Business) The Ultimate Sports Fan (in Sports) Out of Hiding (in A&E) Emil Amok: Un-American Airports (in Opinion)

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Washington Journal: Ethics, War, and the Power of Money Did I miss something, or does it seem strange to you that the Senate Ethics Committee did not blink an eye when Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., raised $100 million over the last few years for the Democratic Senatorial Committee from large corporate donors, who would expect something more than a chance to chat when their issues were being considered by Congressional committees, yet it found actionable ethics violations when he received an $8,000 Rolex watch and other gifts from a small businessman, in return for assistance with that businessman’s business activities?

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