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Residents gather at the American Memorial Park ampitheater during Friday's rally against "federalization without consultation." P hoto by Mark Peñaranda

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Fitial orders hiring freeze
MORE than a year after announcing that the government is broke, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial on Monday issued a notice immediately suspending the hiring of additional employees in the executive branch....(Full Story)

TCGCC counsel sues Tinian treasurer over pay cut
THE chief legal counsel of the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission has sued the Office of the Tinian Municipal Treasurer and David Maratita in his personal capacity as municipal treasurer and others identified only as....(Full Story)

Rally participants told to prepare for congressional staffers’ visit
THE over 200 people who took part in a peaceful rally organized by the group “Our Commonwealth” on Friday afternoon were encouraged to prepare for the Feb. 24 visit to Saipan of two U.S. Senate staffers who will be here to....(Full Story)

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GUAM EDITION

Happy to be here.Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment B.J. Penn, left, shakes hands with community leaders during his visit to Guam last week. Penn, along with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics William Anderson, and retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Bice, executive director of the Joint Guam Program Office, said they were happy with their meetings with officials from Guam and the CNMI. Also in photo are members of the 29th Legislature.Photo by Paul Blas

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