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Lawmakers To Introduce Bill That Would Make Puerto Rico 51st U.S. State

WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce legislation Thursday that would admit Puerto Rico into the union as the 51st state without a referendum on the island's territorial status, four sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.

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