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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 13 ISSUE 11 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● MARCH 15-21, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news We wish Readers a Senate Rejects by a 59-41 Vote Happy Holi and a Happy Trump’s emergency declaration Hola Trump tweets: Look "forward to VETOING the just passed Democrat Mohalla inspired Resolution" WASHINGTON (TIP): The Senate passed a resolution March Norway MPs want Nobel 14 to overturn President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. Twelve Peace prize for student Republicans joined 47 Democrats in voting to pass the resolution. By a 59-41 votes, the Senate passed the resolution climate campaigner Greta disapproving the president's February national emergency declaration over the "border crisis." The House earlier passed OSLO (TIP): Greta the resolution by a 245-182 margin (13 Republicans abandoned Thunberg, the Swedish the president on that vote). schoolgirl climate The 12 GOP Senators who voted for the resolution blocking campaigner who has Trump's emergency declaration are Lamar Alexander, Susan inspired worldwide Collins, Mike Lee, Lisa Murkowski, Roy Blunt, Rand Paul, Pat protests, should be Toomey,Rob Portman, Jerry Moran, Marco Rubio, Roger Wicker, awarded this year's and Mitt Romney. Nobel Peace prize, "A vote for today's resolution by Republican Senators is a vote Norwegian lawmakers for Nancy Pelosi, Crime, and the Open Border Democrats", said on Thursday., Trump took to his Twitter account to rebuke potential defector. 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New York verdicts against Mangano on multiple counts of accepting bribes and kickbacks in prosecutors announced the exchange for official government action, and for conspiracy to obstruct justice. criminal charges against him only minutes after his Linda Mangano was also convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction Edward Mangano and wife Linda Mangano sentencing in a federal caseto 43 months of additional of justice and making false statements to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) each face up to 20 years' imprisonment for prison time. contd on Page 32 agents in connection with her employment contd on Page 32 each obstruction of justice charge (File photo ) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 Padma Lakshmi FIA Organizes International Women’s Named Goodwill Ambassador of UNDP Day Celebration at the Indian Consulate Lakshmi was named UNDP's latest Goodwill Ambassador in a ceremony March 7 at UNDP headquarters in New York NEW YORK (TIP): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) appointed Emmy- nominated television personality, award-winning author and internationally acclaimed food expert Padma Lakshmi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. 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