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Puerto Rico Governor

Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno Endorses Bloomberg

New York Times | Sewell Chan | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

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Gov. Luis G. Fortuno of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's re-election bid on Tuesday, adding another name to the large roster of suppo...

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Again with the 51st State...

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

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The main argument against Puerto Rican statehood is taxation. Except for DC, it has been the policy of the federal government that there be no taxation without representation, so Puerto Ricans don't pay income tax.

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Puerto Rico Governor Indicted

USA Today | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics

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Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila was charged today with 18 counts of corruption, according to the Associated Press. The wire service says federal...

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Scandal-Ridden Puerto Rico Gov. May Hurt Obama In Primary

NY Times | Kirk Semple | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The rumors wash up against the gray walls of La Fortaleza, the governor's palace in this city's colonial quarter, with the regularity of the ocean's w...

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Puerto Rico Governor To Endorse Obama

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Mike Allen passes on word that later this morning Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo-Vila will announce his endorsement of Obama. Th...

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