Vol. 3 No. 27 Para ver este documento en español, oprima aquí. SAN JUAN MAYORAL CAMPAIGN HEATS UP Head to Head: Rodríguez vs. Santini Senate President Charlie Rodríguez, the NPP's nominee for mayor of San Juan, faces a primary challenge from Senator Jorge Santini. CONGRESSIONAL AIDES TO SEE BOMBING RANGE SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - In the first such visit since the fatal accident that spurred controversy over the U.S. Navy's presence in Vieques, congressional staffers for the House and Senate Armed Services committees will tour the area today and Saturday. "We want them to see first hand the situation," said Alcides Ortiz, administration executive director. "It's a plus to be ready to react when the president's panel on Vieques issues its report." -ORLANDO SENTINEL PESQUERA PROMISES ANOTHER STATEHOOD REFERENDUM Republicans, Democrats Courting Hispanic Vote "WHAT WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY, AFTER 100 YEARS OF U.S. RULE, WE ARE NOT AFFORDED THE SAME RESPECT AS EVERY OTHER U.S. CITIZEN" Miram Ramírez de Ferrer Understanding U.S. Citizenship Issues Citizens' Educational Foundation Puerto Rico Searches for Its Future Myrna Torres, NEWSDAY "Is Congress Willing To Offer Permanent Union And Irrevocable Citizenship? How Can This Be Achieved According To The United States Constitution?" Fonalledas Asks Senators Rosselló to Congress: Don't Wash Hands of Puerto Rico Status Responsibility VIEQUES STOP ENDANGERING AMERICAN CITIZENS Alcides Ortiz Puerto Rico Threatens to Sue U.S. Navy U.S. Panel to Study Use of Vieques as Bomb Target  VIEQUES CHRONOLOGY Vieques Editorials  SENATE HEARINGS - TRANSCRIPT Full Text of All Statements PUT COMMONWEALTH DEFINITION IN WRITING, LANDRIEU TELLS ACEVEDO-VILÁ Puerto Rico Leaders Demand To Know Political Status Options; Senators Reply That Some Want 'Free Lunch' Status Zogby Poll Finds Puerto Rican Voters Rejected Commonwealth, Preferred Statehood In 1998 Plebiscite Puerto Rico Herald Calls On Congress To Pass Federal Plebiscite Legislation IMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE, ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Federal Court Says Congress Decides Citizenship, Not Puerto Rico Nation's Governors Call on Congress to Pass Puerto Rico Self-Determination Legislation White House: "None Of The Above" Win Not A Clear Status Choice Vote Said To Give Little Guidance On Ultimate Outcome On Status: Who's Telling What To Whom? JM Garcia Passalaqua, The San Juan Star RELATED WEBSITES: www.pnp.org www.puertoricousa.com www.puertorico51.org www.prstatehood.com Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites   Write Your Representative Write your Senator   Under statehood all Puerto Ricans would have been American taxpayers have forked over $ wealthier today, and the Commonwealth is costing them $6,000.00 more every year! subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year!   PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans Earning Their Own Way Puerto Rico Paying Its Own Way Self-Determination Legislation | Puerto Rico Herald Home Newsstand | Puerto Rico | U.S. Government | Archives Search | Mailing List | Contact Us | Feedback For inquiries or comments regarding the design and functionality of this site, please contact webmaster@puertorico-herald.org.