December 31, 2004
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V. 8 No. 53 |
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Calderon Claims She Put Puerto Rico On The Right Track… Roberto Clemente Jr., In Tribute To Dad, Sending Aid To Tsunami Victims… Arroyo Is Not To Blame |
December 24, 2004
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Acevedo Vila Prevails In Recount… Fortuño Ready To Assume Role As Resident Commissioner… Hard Rock Cafe To Reopen… McClintock Proposes Elimination Of Supreme Court Age Limit… End Of Water Strike Is In Sight, IAU Amenable To Gov’t Recommendations |
December 17, 2004
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SEC Will Count Mixed Votes Again… NPP Asks For Calm, Respect… Santini Campaigns Against Holiday Firearm Use… Prepa Negotiating For $100m Pipeline… New Daily LMM-Vieques Flights… Freddie's Emotional… More MLB Games?… ASA Mgrs Get $1m In Strike Overtime… SEC Reviews Prisoners’ Votes… Soldier Objects To Iraq Combat… Report: Legislature Can’t Elect Governor |
December 10, 2004
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V. 8 No. 50 |
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Puerto Rico's Supreme Court Should Decide Election... McClintock Nixes Status Deal With Acevedo… Appellate Court Will Hear Complaints About Dominguez, Senate Condemns His Intervention…PIP Inscription Can Continue …Judge Calls For Arrest Of IAU Leaders, Calderon Asks Workers To End Strike… Gracia Denies Disobeying Court Order…Isla Verde Cafe Opens…Delgado Denied Arbitration |
December 3, 2004
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V. 8 No. 49 |
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Vote Recount Begins Again, New Facilitating Measures Adopted… Striking IAU Workers Disrupt Governor’s Xmas Party… UT Debut Set… ASA Will Implement Final Offer Rejected By Union… Rivera Schatz Allowed To Testify… Calderon Says Melecio’s Testimony Is "Unheard Of"… PDP Challenges Integrated Votes To Counter NPP |
November 26, 2004
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V. 8 No. 48 |
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Rivera Schatz Argues In Favor Of Voiding Ballots… Acevedo Won’t Consider Other Status Strategies, Supporters Asked To Remain Calm… Judge Limits Use Of Public Funds For PIP Reinscription … Calderon Says It’s Unfair For IAU To Continue Strike… Serrano Gets $1m In Fed Funds For Vieques |
November 19, 2004
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V. 8 No. 47 |
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Lawyers For PDP, NPP Battle In Court Over Ballots… Hastert Welcomes Fortuno… 200 Boricua Soldiers Headed To Middle East… Water Strike Negotiations Break Down… Miami PR Cultural Festival Kicks Off… Parties Must Submit Ballot Arguments… Fortuño To Consult NPP On Acevedo Status Proposal… El Escambron Wins Blue Ribbon |
November 12, 2004
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NPP Candidates File Lawsuit Over Vote Count… Over 2,300 Boricua Soldiers Active In War, GI To Be Buried On Island… New Governor Will Inherit $550 Deficit, 1st Public Gov’t Transition Session Begins… Calderon Will Govern Until Successor Is Named… Study: More Puerto Ricans In US Than On Island |
November 5, 2004
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Rossello Disputes Preliminary Election Results… NPP Senators Claim Mandate, CRB Says Acevedo Must Heed Legislative Majority… Aponte Will Lead House… Fagundo: UT Will Run By Year-End… Acevedo Begins Transition, Appoints Committee & Reaches Out To Fortuño |
October 29, 2004
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Governor's Race In Virtual Deadlock... Acevedo Certified Preliminary Victor, Recount Ordered…Prats Concedes To Fortuno… Santini Reelected Mayor Of San Juan…NPP Wins In Legislature…FBI Raids Homes Of Union Leaders… Serrano Beats Mendez…Total Acquires PR Gas Stations…Fortuño Will Look To Modify Vieques Pact |
October 22, 2004
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V. 8 No. 43 |
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Status Dominates Last Debate... Bar Association Denounces IAU Raid, Resumption Of ASA, IAU Negotiations Urged… Calderon’s Public Salary Increases Hailed… Martin Goes After Sex Tourism… PRIIF Hearings Suspended… Fortuño Defends Sales Tax Proposal… Sports Museum To Be Presented… Federal Agents Raid IAU Headquarters |
October 15, 2004
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V. 8 No. 42 |
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PR Again Denied Presidential Vote… IAU Asked To End Strike… Martin, Medina Reach Settlement… Tiger Woods Denied Entry To SJ Port… Santini Must Return $2.6m Fed Grant… Cool Customer… $81.6m Approved In Federal Aid For Disaster Recovery…. Plan To Fix UT Flaws Due In 2 Weeks… Poll: Rossello 44%, Acevedo Vila 36%, Berrios 5% |
October 8, 2004
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V. 8 No. 41 |
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Prepa Followed Protocol During Jeanne, Engineers Say… HP P.R. To Oversee Central American Operations… 3 Schools Win Education Awards… FBI Investigates Alleged ASA Vandalism… 4 Water Filtration Plants Closed… Martin Seeks Anti-Iraq War Resolution… Calderon Hails Special Communities, Opposes Presidential Vote |
October 1, 2004
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V. 8 No. 40 |
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Calderon Urged To Approve Vieques Plan…31,309 Request FEMA Aid…Romero Seeks Fed Hearing On Acevedo Donations… Pesquera Will Get Write-In Votes… Romeu Sues PRIDCO… $46m Invested In Megaport… Munitions Expert Checks Vieques Beaches…UT Inaugural After Elections… EDB Touts Job Creation… H-P Increasing R&D… FEMA Opens Aid Centers |
September 24, 2004
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Personal Attacks Dominate 1st Debate… Comptroller Will Investigate Decision To Shut Down Power, Now 99% Restored… "Grito de Lares" Begins… Anti-Military Recruiting Campaign Mobilizes… FEMA Adds Vieques, Culebra… Roberto Clemente Day Proclaimed…Gay Community Endorses Acevedo, Prats… 54 Municipalities To Get Federal Aid |
September 17, 2004
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Bush Declares Puerto Rico Disaster Area… Calderon Requests Federal Disaster Declaration As Most Of Island Remains In The Dark… 70% Still Without Power… Rosario Defends Cutting Electricity… Prepa Takes Entire Electricity System Offline, Governor Uncertain When Service Will Be Restored |
September 10, 2004
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V. 8 No. 37 |
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PR Education Department Owes U.S. $3.5m… ASA Water Has Less Bacteria Than Bottled Water… Romeu, Cifuentes Are Summoned To PRIIF Hearings… 3 Nights, $700…USS Stennis Prepares Hispanic Heritage Celebration… Vizcarrondo Says Trade Potential With Europe & Latin America Ignored |
September 3, 2004
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Arecibo Telescope Will Map Galaxy… Is That You ET?… Comptroller Doesn’t Know Extent Of PRIIF Losses… PREPA Won’t Refund Over Charges... Izquierdo Attends Torrijos Inauguration… Public Health Conference Opens… Ponce Seeks Las Americas Free Trade Zone… Feds Oppose El Yunque Zoning Changes |
August 27, 2004
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Republicans Support "Non-Territorial" Status… Italy 83, Puerto Rico 70… Santini Censured For Position On Weapons Ban… Justice Secretary Will Be Responsible For PRIIF Inquiry… Prats Won’t Explain Calderon Snub… No Wrongdoing In Sec. 936 Tax Breaks… Senadores Sale Near… 21 Lagging Schools Will Get More Support |
August 20, 2004
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V. 8 No. 34 |
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Fortuño Confronts Federal Persecution… Puerto Rico Edges Angola 83-80… Freed Nationalist Refuses To Comply With Terms Of Parole… Pesquera Limits NPP Convention Role… PRASA Won’t Bow To AIU Demands… Ports Activates Vieques & Culebra Contingency Plan… Berrios Says Calderon Is Responsible For Labor Crisis… Fortuño Lambastes Prats Over Tax Incentives |
August 13, 2004
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Puerto Rico Stuns USA 92-73… Calderon Seeks To Curb Dominican Migration… HUD Grants Island $167m, Aids New Homeowners… P.R. Gets $449m In Fed Education Funds… "Meningitis Still Going Strong"… Carrion On IOC Exec Bd…Survivors Relate Maritime Tragedy… $60m Allocated For Home Purchases… An 'Elect' Group… Rossello Calls For "Healthcare As A Right" |
August 6, 2004
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All 3 Parties Will Conclude Campaigns In SJ… Mari Bras Sees End Of Independence If Rossello Wins… SEC Sends Rossello’s ’96 Campaign Reports To Feds, Gets Acevedo’s Electoral Audit Findings…. Dean Calls For Vieques Clean-Up… Governor Inaugurates School Year… Nat’l Guard Funds Await Bush’s OK… PDP Officially Backs Kerry And Edwards |
July 30, 2004
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Menendez Denies Support For Commonwealth… Campaign To Free Political Prisoners Opens… Conservatives Attack Rodriguez’ Nomination… Meningitis Cases Increase… V.I. Pushes Dems For Voting Rights… P.R. Tops NZ… Romero Criticizes Fortuño’s Boston Trip… Nat’l Guard Presence Cuts Crime… Rossello Asks Ashcroft To Take Action |
July 23, 2004
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Rossello Asks If He’s Being Investigated, Berrios: Explanation Needed… RHC Offers Memoirs…Vieques Radiation Findings Inconsistent…Cidra Sector In Superfund…Delgado Did Not Stand…Fas Sure Of PDP Win… More Police Doesn’t Mean Less Crime, Says Commission…Public Housing Leaders Oppose Use Of Nat’l Guard…NPP: PDP Commonwealth Celebration Violates Electoral Law |
July 16, 2004
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War On Drugs: Same Goal, Different Strategies, Acevedo Rejects Legalization… Toledo: Arm PRNG If Deployed… Vieques Employment Jeopardized… Fortuño, Prats Criticized For Not Debating… Dieppa Title Bout On Tyson Card… Prasa In Dire State… Rossello Vows To Reinstate Anti-Crime Methods… Gov’t Won’t Activate Nat’l Guard |
July 9, 2004
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Acevedo: I Did Nothing Wrong, Despite SEC’s Decision… Berrios Blasts Proposed Capital Gains Cut… Hotel Occupancy At 5 Yr. High… New Command At Ft. Buchanan… Osvaldo Rios Gets 3 Mos. In Jail… Telephone Subsidy Program Launched… Rio Piedras’ Retailers Face Difficulties… Acevedo Gets 15 Days To Explain Donations… Calderon Nixes Gay Marriages |
July 2, 2004
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Calderon Politicizes ECLAC Opening Ceremonies, Stirs Confuson… 69% Of Islanders Identify Themselves As Puerto Ricans… Students Protest FTAA, Disrupt ECLAC Seminar… House Bans Smoking On Premises… Marching For Peace… Court Rules SJ Ads Violate Electoral Law… Antiwar Protest Slated For 4th Of July… Constitutional Assembly Study On Status Approved |
June 25, 2004
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NPP Vows To Defend Rossello’s Pension Until The End, Party Leaders Incensed By Reduction… Ramos 32nd NBA Pick… 2 New Parties Certified… Sanchez Heads To Federal Bench… Coliseum Sets September Opening… Anthony Named To U.S. Olympic Team… President Bush Honors Rita Moreno |
June 18, 2004
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Kerry: Commonwealth Status A Temporary Option… Legislators Deny Anti-Business Bias…Rossello Ducks Press Controversy, Calls Gay Tourism Ads Inapt… Thousands Expected At Annual Fiesta… Yes To Pork Barrel Funds, No To Bills… Popular Opens Nasdaq…NPP Holds Protest Rally: PDP & Media Denounced… Gov. Links Navy & Vieques’ Cancer… |
June 11, 2004
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Gubernatorial Candidates Oppose Gay Marriage, They Present Mental Health Plans… Sara Lee To Close Corozal Plant Leaving 930 Jobless… Senate Approves Consumer Code… $100m Lawsuit Filed Against Prepa… Musicians To Hold Benefit Concert For Flood Victims… P.R. To Aid Haiti & DR…1st Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported |
June 4, 2004
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NPP To Discuss Platform… High PDP Pensions Questioned, Rossello’s Defended… Immigrants’ U.S. Integration Key… Paradores Unveil New Travel Guide…Officials On Aid Mission To DR, Haiti… Fed Vieques Fish Study Challenged…Guantanamo MPs Won’t Go To Iraq… Rossello Will Fight Pension Reduction |
May 28, 2004
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Fortuño To Fight To Keep Buchanan Open…Calderon Helps End Hostage Standoff…PRCC Opposes Anti-Business Legislation…Cop Retiring To Sing…150 Soldiers Return…Martin: 1-Chamber Bill ‘Futile’…Vieques Civil Disobedience To Resume…Acevedo Promises To Solve Water Shortage |
May 21, 2004
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White House Status Group To Meet In SJ… Viequenses Demand Health Services… U.S. House Blocks Vieques Cleanup… Calderon Rutgers Honoree… EQB OKs Americas Port… 100 Soldiers Home From Iraq… Beach Conservancy Campaign Launched…BRAC Postponement Rejected… Poll: Rossello 38%, Acevedo 31% |
May 14, 2004
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Fortuño Determined To Strengthen English Skills… Pay To The Order Of Puerto Rico… U.S. Fish & Wild Life Service Sued Over 4 Seasons… Drug Bust Nabs 37… Bishop Consecrated… Citizen Security Comm. Created… Vieques, Culebra Plan 60% Done… PRImage Campaign Unveiled… Prasa, Facing EPA Sanctions, Accused Of Sample Tampering |
May 7, 2004
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Rossello Committed To Keeping Ft. Buchanan Open… Calderon Halts New Penal Code… Voices Of Puerto Rico… Arecibo ''Sees'' 7 Times More Sky… Notre Dame Honors Luis Haddock… Siaca Outpoints Mundine For Title… Simon Buys Plaza Carolina… Perez To Make Film On Puerto Rican Day Parade |
April 30, 2004
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Vieques Cancer Rate Continues To Be High… Art From Puerto Rico… Prats Changes Tone On Pork Barrel Fund Elimination… Calderon Sure Voters Back Acevedo Vila… U.S. Supreme Court Hears Padilla Case… Prescription Drug Subsidy OK’d… Vieques Another Isla Verde?, Residents To Get Land Titles, Navy’s Exit To Be Celebrated |
April 23, 2004
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Puerto Rican Is Oldest Living Woman…Prats Attempts To Revive Section 956… PIP: Return Of Machado Donation Illegal, Acevedo Vila To Reveal How Money Was Spent…Rossello Tax Investigation Denounced…700 Arrested In Island Wide Raid…Mari Bras Visits Chavez…Tourist Season "Successful"…Top Dem Coming On Fundraising Trip |
April 16, 2004
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V. 8 No. 16 |
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500 Acres Of RR Land Contaminated…Task Force Created To Deal With Dangerous Fugitives…Gov’t Campaign To Combat Sex Crimes…DR Demands Island Take Back Toxic Waste…P.R. FBI Director Appointed…PDP Unveils Urbanization Plan…Rey: Violence Is A Social Problem |
April 9, 2004
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Party Leaders React To Federal Indictments…Viequenses Seek Depleted Uranium Tests…Abortion Clinics Slam Regulations… GOP Group Rarely Helps Hispanics…Easter, Expos Security Plans In Place…Ex POW’s Urged To Obtain Benefits…Coliseum 20 Yrs From Solvency…Medicare Reimbursement Increase In Effect |
April 2, 2004
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Kerry Taking A Trip To Puerto Rico If Elected…Gov’t Officially Retakes Control Of Prasa…5 Puerto Ricans In Yachting World Cup…Island May Get More MLB Games…USSC: Signature Notarization Law Unconstitutional…Roosevelt Roads Finally Shuts Down, A Half Victory For Some |
March 26, 2004
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Behind The 9/11 Commission…Naveira Opposes Unionizing Judiciary, Lawmakers Critical…FBI’s Most Wanted Seen…Court OKs SJ Codes… Ballet Concierto To Perform…P.R. Closer To Own Quarter…Aerostat Reactivation Sought…Paradisus Resort Opens…Feds Allot $9m For Jobs |
March 19, 2004
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Government Aims To Boost Electoral Turnout…Parga: PDP Abusers Will Pay…Make Tax Returns Public, Rossello Prodded…Islanders Invited To 'Adopt A Beach' …Marc Sayonara Fells Dayanara…Dismantling Of Anti-ROTC Camp Begin…Hurricane Hunter Visits…Treasury Urged To Investigate Rossello…Pereira Won’t Tolerate Prison Gangs |
March 12, 2004
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NPP Leaders Not Guilty In Riot Case…Governor Offers Condolences To The Spanish People…Vieques Cleanup To Cost $114m…PIP Boycotts Status Hearings…Troops Return Home…Cult Leader's Resurrection Awaited…AT&T Wireless Sponsors Copur…Cartagena Restructures Police Operations |
March 5, 2004
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Prats: Island Should Stop Depending On Federal Tax Incentives…San Juan Mayorality Campaign Heats Up…UPR Student Council Denounces ROTC Scare Campaign…Governor Allocates Funds To Legal Aid…NGA Backs Northern Marianas Cong. Delegate…San Juan FTAA Comm. Likes Its Chances… |
February 27, 2004
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Governor Proposes 3.4% ’05 Budget Increase, Blasts Rossello… Island Ranks 4th In Hotel Occupancy… Oldest NYer Dead At 111… Zorrilla Opposes Importing Nurses… Hanes Lays Off 150… Murder Suspects Arrested In Nicole’s Case… P.R. Wants To Invite MLB Teams |
February 20, 2004
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Cheney’s Visit Igniting Political Passions…NM Legislature Backs P.R. Self-Determination…Russian Authorities Claim Boy…3 Dominican Migrants Drown…Calderon Promotes Special Communities, She Dismisses Rossello’s 7 Superaqueduct Proposal…FTAA Deadline March 1st |
February 13, 2004
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NPP To Celebrate Life Of Luis A. Ferre… Berrios Repudiates VP’s Visit… Justice Seeks Return Of Arnas' Passport…Gov’t Accused Of Dragging Its Feet With UT…Ondeo Criticized For Excessive Spending…EPA Salutes H-P Aguadilla…Padilla Can See Lawyer, Pentagon Says |
February 6, 2004
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FTAA Belongs In Puerto Rico, Say Business Groups…Padilla’s Lawyers Want Supreme Court To Stay Out Of Case…For Dems, Dean Is History…83 Faults Found At UT…Port Of Americas’ RFPs Sought…Island Wants 2010 World BB Champs…Kerry’s Self-Determination Stance Unchanged |
January 30, 2004
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White House Status Task Force Reconvenes…Kerry Policy On Puerto Rico Promised…Marc, Dayanara Split…Del Toro Gets Oscar Nod…Berrios: A Woman Could Head The PIP…Irizarry Cruz For Ousting ROTC From RUM…Acevedo Vila Condemns Rossello’s Ads…Bill Of Wrongs |
January 23, 2004
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Clark Vows Status Solution, McClintock Pleased…Cartagena Admits Increase In Police Corruption…Mainland P.R. Voters Up 185k…RR Closing Near…A Democrat 1st: Spanish Rebuttal…NPP Platform To Get Citizen’s Input…UT Hearings Called…Gov. Opposes ’04 Status Referendum |
January 16, 2004
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"I Told You So", Diaz Saldaña Says Of Prasa… Acevedo Vila Won’t Promise To Keep New Top Cop…Police Academy Graduates 1,361…Public Housing Renovations Begin…Prasa, Ondeo Investigation Sought, Gov. Praises Contract Cancellation… FL. Meetings Focus On P.R.…Gag Order Issued In Riot Trial |
January 9, 2004
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V. 8 No. 02 |
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Rossello: Prosecute Everyone Charged With Corruption…Trinidad May Return To Ring…Fire Stations Get Federal Funds…EPA Searches For Contamination In Vieques…Calderon To Attend Last Protocol Greeting…Berrios: Voter’s Fear Of Independence Undermines PIP |
January 2, 2004
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Governor Appoints Committee To Evaluate Mercado's Report... Ramos Accused of Buying Personal Checks, Ethics Committee To Subpoena His Former Wife... Rodriguez To Head Rossello Platform Committee... Mayaguez Cathedral Is Reopened |
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