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US American Samoa Citizenship

FILE - In this July 7, 2009 file photo. dancers representing Hawaii and the Samoas join to form a link at a ceremony celebrating the launch of a new fiber optic cable in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Many residents of American Samoa are concerned that a federal judge's recent ruling in Utah, saying those born in the U.S. territory should be recognized as U.S. citizens, could threaten "fa'a Samoa," the Samoan way of life, which includes cultural traditions like prayer curfews, communal living and a belief that the islands' lands should stay in Samoan hands. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele, File)

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