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Could Puerto Rico become America’s 51st state?

Could Puerto Rico become America’s 51st state? (via The Economist)

WHILE Europe’s debt crisis seems to have stabilised, the vigilantes of the bond market have found a new target on the other side of the Atlantic. Puerto Rican paper has sold off sharply in recent months as investors have lost confidence in the cash…

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