Word: statehooder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That the rest of the country has cause to be jealous of Utah is an oddity. Established by the Mormons as a religious refuge in 1847, Utah applied for statehood six times before it was accepted into the Union. The locals even went so far as to name a county (Millard) and a town (Fillmore) after the 13th President in an unsuccessful attempt to get him on the side of Utah statehood. Not until 1896, when the Mormons formally abandoned polygamy, did Utah finally make...
...Palestine would fulfill in Jordan the Palestinian statehood dreams of Arafat and the P.L.O. -- dreams that have always been beyond their grasp. Who then would need Arafat and his liberation organization to create a Palestinian state that already existed? Arafat's official power would vanish overnight. Talented Palestinian leaders brought to the fore to run Jordan would control the state. Arafat, discredited by his mindless actions of late, would have to retire and salvage what he could of his once revered status among Palestinians...
JESSE JACKSON (even money). Had trouble staying off outside post in last few starts. Welcome wearing very thin. May well scratch. Trainers say he'll concentrate on D.C. statehood stakes...
Meanwhile, Jesse Jackson won his first elective office by becoming the district's "shadow" Senator, providing him with a high-profile platform from which to launch another presidential run. The unsalaried job, which carries no voting privileges, will be used to lobby for statehood. Civil rights activist and law professor Eleanor Holmes Norton won the Delegate seat to the House, also a nonvoting post...
...Israelis and Palestinians cannot be left to their own devices, which too often include stones, knives, tear gas and bullets. The logical alternative is dialogue, but that seems increasingly unlikely as fear and hatred grow. By refusing to discuss a territorial compromise, Israel has convinced Palestinians that statehood can be won only through bloodshed. By stabbing Jews, Palestinians are rapidly transforming the remaining Israeli doves into hawks. If Bush really thinks he can break this stalemate, the U.S. is going to have to get tougher -- a lot tougher -- with both sides...