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تويتر \ Pedro R. Pierluisi على تويتر: "In November the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will vote freely on whether they want our island to be a state or not. Our choice
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Former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno shows a ballot in the referendum on Puerto Rico's political status in San Juan, in this November 6, 2012 file photo. To match Special Report PUERTORICO-PENSIONS/
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