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Rachel Barnard

2/28/10 Yesterday saw Cuba declaring a boycott of the Central American athletic games ... - 0 views

Relations between countries are not always positive as can be seen with the latest news between the United States through its commonwealth Puerto Rico and Cuba. Basically, Cuba is boycotting the Ce...

started by Rachel Barnard on 28 Feb 10 no follow-up yet
Wes Decker

Iowa Congressman tells Puerto Rico they shouldn't join unless they give up the Spanish ... - 9 views

I'm skeptical that people can participate as full citizens if they don't understand the language that federal laws and documents are written in; not to mention our Constitution. There's a strong ca...

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Rachel Barnard

Puerto Rican Democracy Act - 0 views

From the article's tone one would think that Puerto Rico's statehood was simply a fact looming on the horizon. Current governor for the commonwealth of Puerto Rico discussed pending legislation, wh...

started by Rachel Barnard on 14 Mar 10 no follow-up yet
Rachel Barnard

4/12/10 A little bit of information on the current "leader" of Puerto Rico - 2 views

As you know, Puerto Rico is not an independent nation but a Commonwealth of the United States. This means that the chief of state would be the current president of the United States but that the he...

started by Rachel Barnard on 13 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
Rachel Barnard

4/30/10 U.S. House passes status bill, 223-169 - 1 views

The commonwealth option was added in the possible second vote on Puerto Rico's future status. However, according to the first article "Congress would have to vote on whether Puerto Rico becomes a s...

started by Rachel Barnard on 30 Apr 10 no follow-up yet
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