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Romney Accidentally Enters Lottery

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

While campaigning in Puerto Rico.

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Santorum: Shirtless Photos Are Real

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

Taken while in Puerto Rico.

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Santorum: Shirtless Photos Are Real

Romney campaign in hyperdrive before Puerto Rico primary

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In a Republican presidential race that has morphed into some elaborate math equation, Puerto Rico may be the oddest factor yet: a state that isn’t really a state, where voters can’t really vote for president, but which on Sunday holds a primary awarding a trove of delegates that will inch the winner closer to the elusive 1,144. Read full article > >

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Puerto Rico Traces Decline in Prospects to Inclusion in the Baseball Draft

Monday, January 16th, 2012

After decades of populating major league rosters with All-Stars at every position, Puerto Rico had only 20 players on opening day rosters last season.

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Report Finds Puerto Rico Police Dept. Corruption

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

The 17,000-officer police force of Puerto Rico is accused of a pattern of civil rights violations and other illegal practices.

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Obama offers Puerto Rico support

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

US President Barack Obama has used a rare visit to Puerto Rico to offer support for a referendum on the island’s political future.

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Obama Pays a Visit to Puerto Rico

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

President Obama made a visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, the first official White House trip since John F. Kennedy dropped in on the island in 1961. While Puerto Ricans living in Puerto Rico cannot vote in presidential elections, some say Obama’s trip…

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Obama makes rare presidential visit to Puerto Rico

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Updated, 12:40 p.m. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Obama made the first appearance by a U.S. president in Puerto Rico since 1976 on Tuesday, flying here for a symbolic visit that may also help his 2012 presidential reelection prospects. “When I came here to campaign [in 2008], I promised I would return as president of the United States,” Obama said in a speech in the airport hanger at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, as a crowd of more than 1,000 cheered. “And although my hair is a little grayer than during my first visit, I am glad to be able to keep that promise to the people of Puerto Rico.” Read full article > >

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Police: Relative torched house, killing 5

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

A 25-year-old woman from Seattle, Washington, has become the fifth person to succumb to burns suffered when her fiance’s uncle invited them to his house in Puerto Rico and allegedly set them afire.

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Orioles pitcher jailed in shooting death

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon surrendered Monday to police and was jailed in the northern Dominican Republic town of Puerto Plata after being accused in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man on New Year’s Day.

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From Marijuana to "Sexting": New Laws Set to Take Effect January 1

Friday, December 31st, 2010

In all, 45 states, the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico passed 31,005 new laws in 2010. Some of them will come into effect with the new year. Here is a sampling of some of the trends in lawmaking in 2010. 1. Marijuana read more

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5.1 earthquake shakes Puerto Rico

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage.

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Prosecutors Reported Dead in Puerto Rico Crash

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A Puerto Rico Army National Guard helicopter carrying local prosecutors on a anti-drug operation crashed off the U.S. Caribbean territory with six people aboard feared dead, authorities said on Tuesday.

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Helicopter crash off Puerto Rico

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

A US National Guard helicopter crashes off the coast of Puerto Rico, with all six members aboard feared dead.

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World Champion Surfer Dies

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Andy Irons, a three-time world surfing champion, has died at the age of 32, reportedly from a bout of dengue fever. He was found dead in a hotel room in Dallas on his way back to Hawaii from a surfing tournament in Puerto Rico. He is survived by his…

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