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Schumer Trying to Give DC the Gift of Statehood

For many years, there has been an initiative to make Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico states. This has been a goal of Democrats because the benefit to statehood for these two entities is a more secure hold on Congress. This logic is based on the assumption that both new states would be solid Blue.

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Israeli History WWI – WWII

Balfour Declaration World War I dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East. In 1917 British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour came to submit a letter of intent. The letter was supporting the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The letter was done at the height of WWI. The hope was that a … Read more

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