11.   Pro-statehood Gov. Pedro Rossello insisted he won anyway, arguing that almost all the people who voted for an actual status definition supported statehood.

12.   Rossello, who supports statehood for Puerto Rico, also vowed to bring unemployment in line with mainland levels.

13.   Republicans do not support statehood for the capital but bipartisan support exists for voting rights in Congress.

14.   Rossello supports statehood.

15.   Rossello, who supported statehood for the U.S. Caribbean territory, stepped down last year after eight years in power.

16.   Several hundred peace activists took part in a marathon-length rally Sunday to support Palestinian statehood.

17.   Still, Bush supports Palestinian statehood, and he intends to move in a step-by-step way, tieing progress toward full self-rule to democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority.

18.   Still, Bush supports Palestinian statehood, and he intends to move in a step-by-step way, tying progress toward full self-rule to democratic reforms within the Palestinian Authority.

19.   The governor supports statehood for Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth.

20.   The Palestinian leader called on world leaders during his United Nations address Monday to support Palestinian statehood.