Click photo to enlarge Alejandro Garcia Padilla, candidate for governor of Puerto Rico, of the pro-commonwealth Popular Democratic Party, looks to the celebrating crowd in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the first tallied votes mark a tendency in his favor early Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Incumbent Gov. Luis Fortuno conceded defeat to Garcia Padilla in a close election with a margin less than 1 percent. «1234» SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A majority of Puerto Ricans have opted for the first time to become the 51st U.S. state in what jubilant members of the pro-statehood party call a resounding sign that the island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status. But Tuesday's...
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