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Cao voted no

Just in case you’re wondering, the sole Republican who voted for health reform last round, this time voted against it. Rep. Anh Joseph Cao (pictured) was among the 178 Republican members of Congress who unanimously voted against the package of … Continue reading

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The last idiocies of 2009

Not just one, but two idiocies relating to the same person. That person would be Al Hoang, aka Hoàng Duy Hùng, the councilman-elect of Houston. His honeymoon didn’t last very long. See that photo above? That was taken at his … Continue reading

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Viet won Houston council seat; right-wingers attack BBC

No sooner has a Vietnamese-American won a hard-fought election to the City Council of Houston that news of his victory was pushed off track to become fodder for right-wingers to crap against the BBC’s Vietnamese Service. Al Hoang, better known … Continue reading

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John Tran got new job

The ousted mayor of Rosemead is getting ready to be sworn in to another office he just won last month. John Tran (pictured), who in May lost his seat on the Rosemead City Council by 1 vote (in the same election … Continue reading

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Annotated 9-1-1 call in Daniel Pham case

There were three 9-1-1 recordings plus the recording of the police dispatch communications, released by the City of San Jose in the case of the police shooting death of Daniel Pham. The recording that’s the longest, and also holds the most information among the three 9-1-1 … Continue reading

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Daniel Pham file clears cops, but raises questions about D.A. and Chief

The release of the 9-1-1 emergency recordings as well as police reports in the case of the police shooting death of Daniel Pham explains a lot of the police action, but raises an important question on the Police Chief’s and District … Continue reading

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GOP takes it out on Rep. Joseph Cao

Voting on principle can be costly. U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao is hit with a backlash for being the lone GOP vote for the health care reform bill, even as the party’s leaders are denying they’re osctracizing him. After the vote, a GOP … Continue reading

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Joseph Cao voted for health care reform; it passes

When push comes to shove, the sole Vietnamese-American in Congress proves he can buck partisan pressure. In the final House vote on health care reform, Rep. Joseph Cao broke with his GOP colleagues and voted for the bill. And so … Continue reading

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