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20 Completely Unjustified Programs in the House Farm Bill
12:16 am on Jun 19, 2013
Jon Fleischman

[Publisher's Note: This week the House of Representatives is set to vote on a massive so-called "Farm Bill" which represents over a trillion dollars in spending over the next decade.  It's atrocious legislation that is antithetical to a political…

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OC Register Punch: Global warming alarmism detached from reality, still

 

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