California gained its statehood on September 9, 1850. From LearnThat.org.
So why pretend DC statehood is the important issue for representation? andrew Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » DC Statehood] Reference
Since Arafat's death, the notion of statehood lost the remaining popular support it enjoyed. From Wordnik.com. [Augean Stables] Reference
As to the issue of statehood, that is an issue that has been designated for final status talks. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart] Reference
Q P.J., would the President have asked Chairman Arafat once again to sort of hold off on the idea of statehood?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Jake Siewert And Pj Crowley] Reference
I know many (who advance the idea of statehood) may wish that the same was true for the general election in the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Letter to a Puerto Rican Friend] Reference
Erekat explained that Israel occupies the West Bank and East Jerusalem "and tries to boost the idea of statehood with provisional borders.". From Wordnik.com. Reference
Quite the contray, I blieve it is a symbol of provincial "statehood". From Wordnik.com. [Jason Cherniak, Honest Broker] Reference
What's more, customary international law's definition of "statehood" requires that a putative state have clear boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Obama and the Coming Palestinian State] Reference
Situation is one minor example about Kosovo "statehood". From Wordnik.com. [- Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community] Reference
The free statehood which is claimed in the concluding part of the. From Wordnik.com. ["Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?] Reference
How do we, then, fit inter-subjective understandings of 'statehood'?. From Wordnik.com. [Wyzemoro Blogs] Reference
Mr. Fayyad has carefully emphasized that he's focused on "statehood" but won't declare a state unilaterally. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
But all aimed at creating states in which the principle of "statehood" was set above the principle of nationality. From Wordnik.com. [The Small Nations in World Affairs] Reference
But one is free to wonder as well whether Palestinian "statehood" is the best and most sensible goal for Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I wish they will obatain statehood. From Wordnik.com. [Schneider: How did Clinton win big?] Reference
Then there's the politics of Palestinian statehood. From Wordnik.com. [O Little Town Of Bethlehem, How Grim We See Thee] Reference
Anyone born before 1959 knew Alaska before statehood. From Wordnik.com. ['American Idol’ Meets ‘Northern Exposure’] Reference
"We've lost our dreams of statehood," says one longtime Fatah member. From Wordnik.com. [A CHANGE OF DIRECTION] Reference
That means both statehood and permanently agreed borders with Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Life After Arafat] Reference
It never lost such badges of statehood as its own education and judicial systems. From Wordnik.com. [Blue, White, Red] Reference
For Hawaiians, it may be the biggest story since statehood, or even Pearl Harbor. From Wordnik.com. [Trouble In Paradise] Reference
If he's granted floor privileges, Democrats fear he won't limit his lobbying to statehood. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse: A Capitol Office?] Reference
On the Palestinian side, a major setback to statehood, Fayyad readily admits, are the militias. From Wordnik.com. [‘Our Dreams Are Dead’] Reference
"I think this is going to work, and this is just below statehood and voting rights," Norton said. From Wordnik.com. [House subcommittee approves bill promoting D.C. budget autonomy] Reference
Pacific waves have lapped the republic's shores since California attained statehood in September 1850. From Wordnik.com. [The First ‘Pacific President’?] Reference
Luis Fortuno, a statehood supporter, urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to address the island's status. From Wordnik.com. [Carlos Alberto Torres, Puerto Rican Nationalist Imprisoned In Illinois For 30 Years, Returns Home To Puerto Rico] Reference
Will Kosovo's independence prove contagious, inspiring breakaway regions across the world to declare statehood?. From Wordnik.com. [Separatist Movements May Not Be Contagious, After All] Reference
However, on many of the fronts of statehood, the Calderón government may actually be losing instead of gaining. From Wordnik.com. [The Danger Across the Border] Reference
Hamas spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin recently said that Hamas won't give up its guns until statehood is achieved. From Wordnik.com. [Good Fences Make...] Reference
Local potentates in Siberia have also started agitating for much greater autonomy from Moscow, if not actual statehood. From Wordnik.com. [Boris's Bet: Russian Roulette?] Reference
Hamas spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin recently said that Hamas won't give up its guns until Palestinian statehood is achieved. From Wordnik.com. [Words And Deeds] Reference
The Palestinians have joined Israel in choosing a convoluted course of action that has undermined their aspirations for statehood. From Wordnik.com. [Alon Ben-Meir: Israel Needs a Palestinian State] Reference
That's because the real deadline may be Sept. 13, when Arafat has said he'll unilaterally declare statehood if there is no peace deal. From Wordnik.com. [A Battle Of Wills] Reference
Hamas refuses to recognize Israel's statehood as a precondition for negotiations (something the Israelis and Americans have insisted on). From Wordnik.com. [Why Fatah is Not the Answer] Reference
Unless Arafat can convincingly take charge-and tame radicals intent on attacking Israel-this first step toward statehood may be the last. From Wordnik.com. [Signing On The Dotted Line] Reference
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