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How Lobbyists and Charlie Rangel Diverted Money From Schools Into Tax Breaks for a Liquor Conglomerate

Marcus Stern, ProPublica. February 5, 2010.

Rep. Charlie Rangel helped divert billions of dollars for schools and environmental restortation in Puerto Rico a tax break for one one of the world's largest liquor conglomerates.

There's a Reason for Low Voter Turnout in Puerto Rico

Liza Sabater, Culture Kitchen. June 2, 2008.

Statehood and the right to vote.

Teacher's Strike Shuts Down Classes in Puerto Rico

José A. Laguarta Ramírez, Labor Notes. April 1, 2008.

The strike was the first held in defiance of a 1998 territorial law that prohibits public-sector workers from striking.

On Romney\'s Hollow \"Latino Win\"

Ed Kilgore, December 31, 1969.

18 Killed in Wave of Homophobic Violence in Puerto Rico

Jamilah King, December 31, 1969.