House Votes to Give Puerto Rico a Chance at Statehood
Territory Also Could Cut Ties to U.S.

A collection of news stories from around the nation!
3/9/98

ABC World News Morning
"PUERTO RICO MAY HAVE A VOICE IN ITS DESTINY - HOUSE BILL ALLOWS PUERTO RICO TO VOTE ON FUTURE"

The Atlanta Journal
"STATEHOOD REFERENDUM House clears way for Puerto Rico vote"

Charleston Daily Mail
"For Puerto Rico, obstacles remain House approves bill allowing statehood by one-vote margin"

Chicago Tribune
"PUERTO RICO CLOSER TO STATEHOOD VOTE OPPOSED BY REPS. GUTIERREZ, RUSH, MEASURE NARROWLY PASSED IN HOUSE FACES SENATE HURDLE"

Christian Science Monitor
"First Step on Puerto Rico's Long Road to a Vote on Statehood US House, by barest of margins, this week OKs new referendum in the commonwealth."

Florida Today
"HOUSE GIVES PUERTO RICANS VOTE ON STATEHOOD"

HARTFORD COURANT
"A CHOICE FOR PUERTO RICO? HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR PLEBISCITE ON ISLAND'S FUTURE"

Los Angeles Times
"House Narrowly OKs Statehood Vote in Puerto Rico Enfranchisement: Bill passes 209-208, but Senate unlikely to consider it this year. Islanders themselves are sharply divided on commonwealth's status."

National Public Radio Morning Edition
"Congress Approves Puerto Rico Vote"

The New Orleans Times-Picayune
"PUERTO RICO MAY BECOME NO. 51 BILL LETS ISLAND VOTE ON STATEHOOD"

New York Daily News
"P.R. BILL PASSES HOUSE - PLEBISCITE OKD BY SINGLE VOTE, GOES TO SENATE"

The New York Times
"House Approves Measure on Self-Determination for Puerto Rico"

The News & Observer
"House OKs Puerto Rico plebiscite on statehood"

Newsday
"House OKs P.R. Vote on Statehood"

Orlando Sentinel
"U.S. House Votes to Authorize Puerto Rico Vote on Statehood"

San Francisco Examiner
"Puerto Rico vote bill advances House passes plebiscite that would let the island decide on statehood"

The Star-Ledger
"House Oks Puerto Rico status vote - Senate-bound bill is first step to adding a 51st state in 2008"

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"VOTE FOR PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD ADVANCES HOUSE MEMBERS REJECT ENGLISH-ONLY PROVISION"

USA Today
"House OKs letting Puerto Ricans vote on statehood"

The Washington Post
"House Passes Puerto Rico Bill; Statehood Initiative for Island Gets One-Vote Margin"

The Washington Times
"Puerto Rico bill advances in Senate - 1-vote margin dims prospects in Senate"

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