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Stimulus Bill Money Spent on $3.4 Million Tunnel for Florida Turtles
deathby1000papercuts.com - 24 days ago
Stimulus Bill Money Spent on $3.4 Million Tunnel for Florida Turtles
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Remember when the Obama administration claimed the government needed to pass the trillion dollar stimulus package in order to "save" jobs and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure? The Washington Examiner has a list of the how some of the stimulus money has been spent for projects such as $3.4 ...
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