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  Why is Sarah Palin in Boise? Vaughn Ward defends campaign
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News DateFriday, May 21, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIt had to do with a question about U-S expansion -- whether Puerto Rico should become a state.

Ward answered, "The problem with extending statehood to some, to any other country, is that then the infrastructure requirements...cost an enormous amount of money. Let's focus on what's important here. It's about putting Americans back to work. It's about putting this country right again. And I don't see that and I don't care what state it is or what country it is that wants to become a part of America; it's not time, it's not going to be time. Let's focus on us first."

Labrador, who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, responded: "I just need to correct, Puerto Rico is not a country, Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. It's about time that we took some civics lesson and we learn what Puerto Rico is."

Ward then said, "I really don't care what it is. I mean, it doesn't matter. I don't care."
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