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Sri Kulkarni secures Democratic nomination for TX CD-22 A total of 14 Asian Americans win Super Tuesday elections in Houston area, 11 in Democratic Party and 3 in Republican by Shobana Muratee
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, flanked here by his wife, Jill, notched up an impressive slate of wins on Super Tuesday (AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown) by Chris Lefkow
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ASHINGTON | AFP | Wednesday 3/4/2020 -Joe Biden, counted out just days ago, was in control of the race for the Democratic
presidential nomination on Wednesday after racking up stunning primary victories over Bernie Sanders and earning the endorsement of deep-pocketed billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
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resident Donald Trump hailed the “incredible comeback” of the 77-year-old former vice president in the Super Tuesday contests and Continued on Page 2
O U S T O N 3/4/2020 - Following a historically high turnout for the Democratic primary in Texas, Sri Preston Kulkarni has won the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 22nd congressional district with 54% over his party candidates former Pearland city council member Derrick Reed and attorney Nyanza Davis Moore, according to unofficial results. Previously the 2018 Democratic nominee, in that contest Kulkarni came within 4.9 percentage points of unseating now retiring Representative Pete Olson. Vying for the same congressional seat, Republicans Troy Nehls and Kathaleen Wall will face a runoff election May 26. Nehls, received 41% of the vote while Wall received 19%, just enough to face a runoff. Meanwhile, Sri will be preparing to face the Republican nominee who
Sri Preston Kulkarni (Campaign photo via Facebook) will be decided by a runoff election. Sri Preston Kulkarni is the son of an Indian immigrant father and a mother whose family descends from Sam
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Houston. Kulkarni is a former Foreign Service Officer who served fourteen years overseas in places like Iraq, Russia, and Jerusalem, and as a former Defense, Foreign Policy and Veteran
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Indian-American Seema Verma appointed key member of US COVID-19 task force ASHINGT O N : | 3/3/2020 - Indian-American Seema Verma has been appointed as one of the key members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force constituted by US President Donald Trump to combat the deadly disease that has claimed six lives in the country and infected over 90 others. Trump on January 30 created the coronavirus task force to lead his administration’s response to the deadly virus that emerged in China and has wrecked havoc across the globe.
L to R: Bhavna Kalyan, Jagdip Ahluwalia, Tarush Anand, Swapan Dhairyawan, Tupil Narasimhan, Imtiaz Munshi, Kershaw Khumbatta, Mahesh Desai and Ramesh Cherivirala. Photo credit: Bijay Dixit
Affairs Advisor to Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY). Kulkarni has been endorsed by Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Joaquin
Administrator at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, Seema Verma during TIME 100 Health Summit in New York City. (Photo: Brian Ach/Getty Images). US Vice President Mike Pence announced the appointment of Seema Verma, Administrator for the Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Robert Wilkie, Secretary for the Continued on Page 3
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