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Open thread: Success in California, and what's next for Puerto Rico

Source: Daily Kos, Nov 10 2012, 5:47pm CST

The next item on the Progressive agenda should be encouraging whatever rifts, splinters or disagreements that sprout amongst Republicans once the battle over the “fiscal cliff” really gets going in about a month’s time. President O ...

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Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive

Source: Albequerque Express  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:30pm CDT

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of ...

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4 hours ago

US seeks to honor Puerto Rico Borinqueneers

Source: Pocono Record  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:04pm CDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Senator Bob Casey is seeking to honor Puerto Ricans who served in the U.S. military's sole all-Hispanic unit. The Pennsylvania Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to award t ...

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31 weeks ago


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Lawsuit filed in Puerto Rico slaying of US banker

Source: ABC-KVUE Austin  |   Jun 18 2013, 12:34pm CDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The widow of a banking executive slain in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking officials. Marisa Spagnoletti states in the lawsuit filed late ...

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14 hours ago

Why Our Schools Are Broke: Five Years of Corporate State Tax Avoidance

Source: BeyondChron  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:37am CDT

Why Young People Have Deserted Obama by Randy Shaw‚ Jun. 18‚ 2013 According to a new CNN poll, President Obama’s support among young people has fallen a whopping 17% in the past month. And while a single poll taken as college students are in ...

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22 hours ago

G8 leaders to focus on tax and trade

Source: BBC News  |   Jun 17 2013, 10:47pm CDT

17 June 2013 Last updated at 23:47 ET On Monday, the US and EU launched negotiations on a major trade deal Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions on the second day of a summit of the G8 group o ...

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22 hours ago

Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Text Calling upon United States to Initiate Self-determination Process for Puerto Rico

Source: Albequerque Express  |   Jun 17 2013, 10:23pm CDT

Meeting to consider the question of Puerto Rico, the Special Committee on Decolonization called again upon the United States today to expedite a process that would allow Puerto Ricans to fully exercise their inalienable right to self-determination and i ...

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23 hours ago

What should become the 51st state of the United States?

Source: GirlsAskGuys.com  |   Jun 17 2013, 9:20pm CDT

This is meant to be a SERIOUS question by the way lol. Feel free to give details. Non-Americans can answer too. Update: I go for Puerto Rico. The majority there appears to want it. 19 hours ago When you are on a question ...

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Stay and Play Packages in Puerto Rico

Source: About.com: Puerto Rico Travel  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:41pm CDT

There are a lot of things you can do in Puerto Rico, but there's one notable thing the island doesn't have that some of its Caribbean counterparts do: an all-inclusive hotel. But that's not to say you can't get vacation ...

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Liberals should lead entitlement reform

Source: HeraldOnline.com  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:41pm CDT

If liberals succeed in blocking any serious entitlement reform during the Obama presidency, as seems increasingly likely, they will have handed conservatives a gift. That is the share of the national economy that, according to Congressi ...

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