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50 States #1 in Long-Term Fiscal Stability Washington, the only state named after a U.S. president, gained its statehood in 1889.

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally ...

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This journey, affectionately known as my “50 States Project,” morphed from a ... more than 120,000 Japanese Americans under Executive Order 9066 cast a long shadow over our family narrative ...

It did not act on the previous referendum's result, which was the first time ever a majority of valid votes were cast for statehood in ... citizens living in the 50 states. On the other hand ...

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious ... have won the right to an independent state in the form of a republic," Mr ...

The NDP is urging the Liberals to recognize Palestinian statehood, warning that a Conservative government would not protect ...

PUDUCHERRY: Leader of Opposition in Puducherry R Siva urged the Central government to grant statehood ... period to 50 years to address the growing revenue deficit. AIADMK state Secretary A ...