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Party representatives recount ballots in San Juan. Puerto Rico has been wrangling for more than a month over the disputed governor's election, reopening divisions over the island's status. (Andres Leighton - AP)
Live Discussion
Dot.Mil Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) discussed the protests against Navy's training exercises in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Read the transcript

Camera Works
Photo Gallery Vieques Protests:
Federal agents and marshals remove more than 200 protesters from the island.
Navy Training Resumes
Video: Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon describes the security measures in place to protect U.S. installations on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
(Associated Press, 5/10/2000)

Features
Vieques Map
Puerto Rican Statehood Timeline

Web Resources
Britannica: Description of Vieques
Government
The United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act
Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Caught in Recount 
The island still does not know the identity of its next governor and is seething with long-standing tensions over federal control.

Full Coverage
Navy Begins Last Live-Fire Exercise on Vieques Island: Protests, Hard Feelings Continue; Cleanup an Issue (Post, Jan. 14, 2003)

Puerto Rico's New War on Poverty: Critics Fault $1 Billion Proposal as Paternalistic and No Substitute for Statehood (Post, Sept. 4, 2002)

Ex-Puerto Rico Governor's Aide Convicted: Extortion Verdict Is Latest in Campaign Against Corruption (Post, Aug. 24, 2002)

50th Anniversary Stirs Debate in Puerto Rico: Island's Commonwealth Status Satisfies Few (Post, July 25, 2002)

Probe Urged After Vieques Tear-Gassing (Post, April 26, 2002)

Federal Judge Dismisses Puerto Rico Lawsuit (Post, Jan. 3, 2002)

Vote in Vieques Tells Navy Island Wants Bombing Halted (Post, July 30, 2001)

Puerto Rico Embraces Vote on Future of Vieques (Post, July 29, 2001)

Navy's Plans Could Hasten End of Island's Equine Charm (Post, June 23, 2001)

Protests 'Quiet' as Navy Practice-Bombs: 14 Are Detained for Allegedly Trespassing on Puerto Rican Training Grounds (Post, June 19, 2001)

Bush Will Ask Congress To Cancel Vote on Vieques: Navy Secretary Defends Decision on Training Site (Post, June 16, 2001)

On Vieques, A Wary Wait for Navy Exit (Post, June 15, 2001)

Vieques Closing Angers Military, Hill GOP: Bush's Decision Is Criticized as an 'Outrage,' 'Betrayal' and Politically Expedient (Post, June 15, 2001)

Puerto Rico Bombing to End in 2003: Navy to Seek New Site For Training Exercises (Post, June 14, 2001)

Vieques Has Its Own Show of Force: Protesters on Puerto Rican Island Brace for Continuation of Navy Exercises (Post, June 12, 2001)

U.S. Navy Bombs, Shells Rain on Vieques Island As Protests Continue: Demonstrators Force One-Hour Halt in Exercise (Post, April 28, 2001)

Navy Bombing of Vieques to Resume: Federal Judge Rejects Puerto Rico Bid to Keep Military Exercises off Island (Post, April 27, 2001)

Puerto Rico Sues U.S. on Vieques: Calderon Alleges Navy Exercises Threaten Health and Violate Noise Law (Post, April 25, 2001)

Vieques Girds to Protest Return of Navy Exercises (Post, April 14, 2001)



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