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• n  the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
• n  US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II

• Saipan

News & Articles

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• Marine's son retraces his steps from WWII
  Ed DesRosier found himself on the island of Saipan earlier this year visiting the World War II Saipan American Memorial, when his fiance found the most unlikely thing.
  June 22, 2013 - Great Falls Tribune

Quotes

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• Beck in FOXNews
  He was extremely cooperative on the trip over (from Saipan). There were no problems,Beck said. "He had visitors from the (Japanese) consul and met with his attorneys."
• Benigno Fitial in Business Wire (press release)
  I am grateful to Northwest Airlines for its decision to reinstate nonstop service between Saipan and Osaka,said Benigno Fitial, governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). "Tourism plays an increasingly critical...
• Juan Babauta in Seattle Times
  The Jack Abramoff investigation is obviously turning in the direction of [Saipan],Babauta told The Saipan Tribune.