Word: statehooders
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...impoverished Chinese immigrants who became a millionaire businessman and the first Asian American in the U.S. Senate, serving as Hawaii's only Republican Senator for 18 years; in Honolulu. A product of the Honolulu slums who worked his way through Harvard Law School, he lobbied for Hawaii's statehood as speaker of the territorial house of representatives and in 1959 was elected one of the state's first two Senators...
...impoverished Chinese immigrants who became a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American in the U.S. Senate, serving as Hawaii's only Republican Senator for 18 years; in Honolulu. A product of the Honolulu slums who worked his way through Harvard Law School, Fong lobbied for Hawaii's statehood and in 1959 was elected one of the state's first two senators. He was a staunch advocate for civil-rights causes, such as eliminating racial quotas in immigration...
...Gaza will encourage more militias to adopt this approach in dealing with the PA; simultaneously, the targeting of Amr will certainly discourage moderates and reformers from speaking up. This combination of trends leaves the majority of the Palestinian population voiceless—condemned to silence as their aspirations for statehood and sovereignty dissolve before their eyes. The Palestinians’ struggle for independence has long been more than a temporarily difficult phase like any other liberation endeavor, but has instead become an everlasting hardship...
...said that Israel has made several attempts at peace, including a 2001 offer of Palestinian statehood. But he blamed Palestinian National Authority President Yasir Arafat for turning down this offer...
...called Blaine-style amendment in the state constitution. The amendments are the result of historic legislator James G. Blaine’s 1875 attempt to introduce a similar amendment to the Federal Constitution. While his proposal was narrowly defeated, Congress did pass legislation requiring all future applicants for statehood to incorporate the measure into their state constitution...