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	Rockets Beat Lakers in Overtime By Eric Lai | Special to AsianWeek After all the controversy about race-tinged trash talk, after all the hype over the most-eagerly anticipated NBA game this year, what did I learn about Yao Ming after his first matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal last week? That he’s still too lean. But that he’s developing that little bit o’ mean. And that he’s already an accomplished Shaq-fu blocking machine. COMPLETE STORY...		The Power of Dignity (Feature) A Call for Peace (in National News) Huge Budget Cuts Will Affect APAs at City College (in Bay Area News) Rockets Beat Lakers in Overtime (in Sports) Anti-Abercrombie (in A&E) Golden Stuff Tarnished by Tolbert Race Apology (in Opinion)

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OCA Demands Apology, More NBA Diversity By Michael A. Lutz | The Associated Press The president of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) demanded Friday that Los Angeles Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal offer a more serious apology for derogatory remarks he made about Houston Rockets rookie Yao Ming. Raymond Wong of Houston spoke outside Compaq Center prior to Friday night’s game between the Lakers and Rockets that matched O’Neal and the 7'5" Chinese center for the first time. O’Neal has apologized, saying his comments were a joke. MORE...

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