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Puerto Rico delegates cheer for Jeb Bush at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. on Thursday, August 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/ The Washington Times)

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Major League Baseball's No. 1 draft pick Carlos Correa, 17, from Puerto Rico, smiles in his new jersey during a news conference after signing with the Houston Astros on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Drug Enforcement Administration officers escort a handcuffed suspect after his arrest on drug smuggling charges in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shops for produce during a campaign stop on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign stop on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, speaks to an audience at a town hall meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday March 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)

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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum speaks at a town hall meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday. The former senator from Pennsylvania hopes to do well in Puerto Rico's Republican primary on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivers a speech during the Puerto Rico Education Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Iona’s Scott Machado, right, goes up for a shot against Maryland’s Terrell Stoglin during a game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Maryland’s Terrell Stoglin had 32 points on 12 of 21 shooting in the Terps' 78-71 win over Colorado in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Maryland’s Nick Faust had 15 points, five rebounds and three assists as Maryland defeated Colorado 78-71 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The Terps scored 52 points in the second half. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Alabama’s Trevor Releford, left, drives the ball next to Maryland's Terrell Stoglin during an NCAA basketball game against Maryland in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Maryland played No. 15 Alabama in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday, and lost 62-42. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

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Associated Press photographs High school student demonstrator Eliza Ramos (left) hangs on to mother Betty Pena after anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse a student protest against budget cuts in front of the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in June 2010. The police force in Puerto Rico has unnecessarily injured hundreds of people and killed numerous others, the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in a 116-page report released Thursday.

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Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday said that to create lasting reform, the island's police department must act to develop and implement new policies and protocols.

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Annette Alvarado-Bernal, of Puerto Rico, buys a Strasburg tank top for a visiting family member at Nationals Stadium on Friday. "I have my own," says Ms. Alvarado-Bernal, who adds she is a huge Strasburg fan, but "I'm recruiting more."

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This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and taken at 6:45 a.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, shows Hurricane Irene (center right) positioned approximately 55 miles west-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/NOAA)