Asian-Americans eye posts in Obama administration

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AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — A majority of Asian-Americans chose Senator Barack Obama for president and expect him to appoint representatives from the rapidly growing community in his new administration, officials have said.

Sixty-two percent of the seven million Asian voters picked Democrat Obama compared with 35 percent for Republican Senator John McCain in the historic presidential election on Tuesday, media exit polls showed.

"This is one of the best coordinated Asian-American campaign efforts and I think the community ought to be very proud of it," said Mike Honda on Wednesday, the chairman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus...

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