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For anyone following events in Puerto Rico, this was the year, of course, that Puerto Rico formally voted to reject its status quo identity as a commonwealth of the US while simultaneously voting in as governor a leader of the PPD, the party most closely identified with defending the status quo.
FORBES: 'The Fifth Floor' (El Quinto Piso): Who Will Rebuild the House of Puerto Rico?
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The filing cited his sworn statement that Spondello's lawyer kept secret Spondello's identity and employment status during a series of email and telephone contacts.
FORBES: Informer
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And we laid out a vision where every American, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socioeconomic status, can get access to life-extending care.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on World AIDS Day
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Its government hopes city status will give it a distinct identity as more than just a suburb of the capital.
ECONOMIST: Two peculiar candidates for city status
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We work because it gives us meaning and identity, and possibly social status, not just a paycheck.
FORBES: Executive Education Looks At Its Future And Shudders
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While slavery was abolished in Mali after independence from the French in 1960, there are still more than 800, 000 victims of slave cast identity, which means their status as slaves is passed down from their parents.
FORBES: A Son of Slaves Still Fights For Human Rights
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With independence in 1962, the adoption of Arabic as the national language was a natural choice to mark the break with France and forge an identity suited to the country's new status as a third-world leader.
ECONOMIST: Algeria
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Known as the Federal Data Services Hub, the project is taking the IRS's own records (for income and employment status) and centralizing them with information from Social Security (identity), Homeland Security (citizenship), Justice (criminal history), HHS (enrollment in entitlement programs and certain medical claims data) and state governments (residency).
WSJ: Review & Outlook: Your Next IRS Political Audit
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The DUP say the overall census findings on identity show the clear majority in Northern Ireland back the constitutional status quo.
BBC: Balance of power held by Northern Irish
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That is, the status of victimhood is not determined by facts, but by membership in an identity group.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Lara Logan and the media rules