Obama Wants Puerto Rico to Decide Statehood or Independence
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President Barack Obama said he wants to let Puerto Ricans make their own decision on whether to stay a commonwealth, seek statehood or become independent.
Fulfilling a 2008 campaign promise to return to the island as president, Obama flew today to San Juan and pledged to “include Puerto Rico, not just on my itinerary, but also in my vision of where our country needs to go.”