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Ed Case D-Hawaii barely made it two weeks into his term before stirring up some controversy. The congressman, who is fully aware that he's white, described himself as "an Asian trapped in a white body" at an event Tuesday, per National Journal fellow Nicholas Wu. And, as The Washington Post astutely said , "his apology didn't help" his case. Case was at "an event celebrating Asian-American and Pacific Islander advances in Congress," Hawaii News Now says , but it's unclear what led up to the comments. What is clear is that Case represents America's only majority-Asian district. Case told Hawaii News Now that he is "fiercely proud" of representing a state "where no ethnic group has been in the majority for generations.

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But he did. And he won. Kim, 36, was a civilian advisor to military leaders in Afghanistan and Iraq and national security aide in Democratic President Barack Obama's administration. A new state law allows up to 48 hours to count ballots postmarked by Election Day. Kim held a lead of 3, votes over MacArthur on Friday -- , to ,

They complement each other nicely. Timothy D. Not long after that, they wed — on Ronald Reagan's birthday.