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- 1 2 "Under threat from China, the Pentagon wants to build a new missile defence base in the Pacific". ABC News. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- 1 2 "Guam residents can't vote in the US election — but they have predicted the winner almost every time". ABC News. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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- ↑ News, Pacific Daily News Shawn Raymundo, Pacific Daily. "Guam residents rally for peace amid North Korean missile crisis". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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- ↑ Babauta, Chloe. "New book features poems, art by Pacific Islanders". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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