There’s an ancient proverb in Cambodia that translates loosely to Men are like gold: When they’re dirty, they can be shined up like new. Women are like white linen: When they’re dirty, they’re ruined.

LOWELL (CBS) - A judge isn't buying the claim that a Lowell State Representative choked one of his challengers, and poses a threat to his safety. Sam Meas took Rady Mom, the man he's running against, ...

Sam Meas doesn't know how old he is. That's because in the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge destroyed all the birth records in Cambodia, the country where he was born. With a brilliant smile, Meas says he only ...

WOBURN — A clerk magistrate denied an application for a criminal assault complaint against state Rep. Rady Mom last week, effectively ending Sam Meas’ legal action against his opponent in the 18th ...

The journey to this political campaign began 24 years ago. Sam Meas, then a teenager who spoke very little English, arrived in Richmond, Va., from a refugee camp in Thailand. Having escaped the ...

Lowell, Mass.—Sam Meas isn't your typical congressional candidate. For one thing, the Cambodian refugee doesn't know his birthday. "I tell people I am 38 years old—plus or minus two years." In 1973, ...

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A Massachusetts state lawmaker has been accused of choking a political challenger during a chance encounter at a restaurant. Sam Meas made the allegation against Democratic state Rep. Rady Mom in a ...