9 D.C. vs. Goliath.

• Position: ROCK THE VOTE - District of Columbia's statehood - Brief article

A U.S. Senate bill that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia was debated in September, but only two senators attended, and most say the measure is dead. D.C. is a federal district and the seat of U.S. government, but it has little autonomy. Congress controls its budget. In 1961, the 23rd Amendment gave D.C. residents three electoral votes and the right to vote for president. But the district's 646,449 residents have...