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About 85 per cent of the Telemarketing Calls Indian-Americans support –Page 12 Obama for a second term, according to a latest survey conducted by Lake NRO, NRE, FCNR Research Partners, a DC- based political consultancy Term Deposits: firm, with APIAVote. APIA Which One to Pick? stands for Asian American –Page 4 Pacific Islander. Asian Children perform a dance at the Cleveland Asian Festival May 19, 2012 “President Obama was strongest among Indian- American voters, leading Pro-Women Divorce Mitt Romney by a margin of Clause in India’s Law 76 to eight per cent in the –Page 10 poll, and weakest among Filipino Americans, where the vote was 57 per cent to Cleveland’s Neha is 20 per cent. Among Chinese Americans, it was 68 per Runner-Up at All-US cent for Obama, 8 per cent Beauty Pageat for Romney,” said Toby –Page 8 Chaudhuri, veteran strategist and chair of APIAVote. 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Indian-American Kids Sweep Spelling and Geography Bees More than half (51 per cent) have very favorable Three Indian-American finals as the field of 278 walked away from the Lala won and was later Texas bagged the first views on Obama, and 85 per children were the only children was narrowed down microphone. featured in the documentary position, by beating 13-year- cent overall have favorable spellers left in the final after several intense rounds Two other Indian-American “Spellbound.” old Vansh Jain from views, compared to 34 per championship round of the of spelling. finalists were Snigdha Indian-American students Wisconsin at the finals of the cent of Asian-Americans 2012 Scripps National Arvind Mahankali, 12, of Nandipati, 14, of San Diego have also swept the annual competition held May who hold very favorable Spelling Bee at a convention Bayside Hills, New York, a and Stuti Mishra, 14, of West prestigious National 24, 2012. Both are class views. 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