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Fast Forward Puerto Rican Newspaper Apologizes For Blaming ‘The Jew’ For Island’s Problems
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Fast Forward Puerto Rico’s Biggest Newspaper: The U.S. Hasn’t Helped Us Because Of ‘The Jew’
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