Thursday, November 8, 2012

Puerto Rico

  • Puerto Rico Statehood Experts Challenge Results

    "Puerto Ricans in general are just dissatisfied with the current government," Yarimar Bonilla, a Rutgers University assistant professor of anthropology and Caribbean studies, told ABCNews.

    abcnews.go.com

  • Analysis: Puerto Rico's new governor a question mark for bonds

    (Reuters) - Big borrower Puerto Rico is worrying America's $3.7 trillion municipal bond market by voting in a new, unfamiliar governor and ousting a pro-business reformer whose painful economic initiatives seemed to be starting to bear fruit.

    www.reuters.com

  • Puerto Rico Vote for Statehood Questioned

    Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory since 1898, voted in favor of statehood for the first time Tuesday, with 61 percent of the island's voters opting for inclusion as the 51st state in a non-binding referendum.

    www.thenewamerican.com

  • Puerto Rico Referendum Approves US Statehood for 1st Time, But Results Show ...

    For the first time in Puerto Rico's history, a majority of the island's voters have supported a non-binding referendum to become a full U.S.

    www.democracynow.org

  • Puerto Rican voters support US statehood

    For the first time in the US territory's history, voters in Puerto Rico apparently supported statehood in a non-binding referendum on Tuesday.

    en.wikinews.org

  • Puerto Rican voters call for statehood! …Mostly. Sort of. Not really at all ...

    Voters in Puerto Rico have supported a non-binding referendum to become a full US state. …and this: …Tuesday's vote comes with an asterisk and an imposing political reality: The island remains bitterly divided over its relationship to the United ...

    www.redstate.com

  • Puerto Rico votes for statehood

    Puerto Rico has voted in favor of statehood. Puerto Ricans had the chance on November 6, 2012 to vote in a referendum regarding the political status of Puerto Rico. In that referendum Puerto Ricans were asked if they wanted statehood, continue with ...

    www.examiner.com

  • Puerto Rico Statehood: Latinos Share Their 51st State Flag Mock-Ups After ...

    Check out these five mock-ups below and let us know which one you like best in the comments. Which of these flags would you like to see if Puerto Rico becomes our 51st state? UPDATE: We found one more flag in our travels and added it. So now there six ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Puerto Ricans support US statehood for first time

    For the first time in their history, a majority of Puerto Ricans expressed support for U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum on the future of the island's relationship with Washington.

    latino.foxnews.com

  • Puerto Rico Wants To Become A State

    UNITED STATES—On November 6, the nation awaited the results from the presidential election between candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.

    www.canyon-news.com

  • Puerto Ricans Send Strong Message They Favor Statehood in Tight Elections

    Puerto Rican voters on Tuesday favored a ballot measure endorsing U.S. statehood but also unseated pro-statehood Republican Gov.

    abcnews.go.com

  • Puerto Rico votes on whether to change relationship with US, elects governor ...

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?

    www.foxnews.com

  • Why does Puerto Rico want statehood, anyway?

    It's the fourth time in 45 years that Puerto Rico has voted on changing its national status - it's currently a territory with U.S.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Puerto Rico votes in favour of becoming 51st state of the U.S.

    Puerto Rico Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock believes that the economic downturn and the shrinking population are the reasons for this newly found public support.

    www.thesun.co.uk

  • Puerto Rico's bid for statehood seems like a long shot

    Lost in Tuesday's election night chaos was a decision in Puerto Rico to seek statehood in a nonbinding referendum. But the odds seem stacked against that happening.

    blog.constitutioncenter.org

  • OxySure Appoints Territory Representatives for Illinois, Texas, Puerto Rico ...

    Bobby Pulis Industrial Sales, LLC was appointed to support Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Panama. Its President, Bobby Pulis is native to Puerto Rico and formerly managed a significant sales territory in the Occupational Health and Safety ...

    www.nasdaq.com

  • Puerto Rico approves statehood

    A slim majority of Puerto Ricans voted Tuesday to approve a nonbinding referendum that would make the island the 51st U.S. state.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Puerto Rico changes course, elects Garcia Padilla as governor

    Delays by the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico in announcing the results of the voting meant that Garcia Padilla did not celebrate his victory until the wee hours of Wednesday, while Gov.

    latino.foxnews.com

  • Puerto Rico Election Recap: Statehood Gets 62% of Vote

    While the mainland was counting electoral college votes in swing states, Puerto Rico was counting a razor thin election that saw the incumbent statehood party, New Progressive Party (PNP for its Spanish acronym), ousted from its legislative majorities, ...

    politic365.com

  • Puerto Rico Statehood Vote Wins Largest Share And Governor Luis Fortuno ...

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

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