The Democrat-controlled House on Thursday approved a bill calling for the District to be the 51st state of the union, sending it to a bipartisan Senate where a much thornier fight awaits.

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The Democrat-controlled House on Thursday approved a bill calling for the District to be the 51st state of the union, sending it to a bipartisan Senate where a much thornier fight awaits.
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