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    The Daily Caller: Report: IRS Spent $11 Million On Guns, Ammo In The Past 10 Years

    Jun 18, 2016

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    The Ottawa Times, Ottawa, IL - Small Towns With Military Arms

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    Jun 17, 2016

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    RealClearPolitics Why Does the IRS Need Guns? By Tom Coburn and Adam Andrzejewski, Wall Street Journal

    Jun 17, 2016

    Why Does the IRS Need Guns? By Tom Coburn and Adam Andrzejewski, Wall Street Journal​

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    Breitbart: Federal Plant and Animal Inspectors Spend $4.77M on Military Hardware

    Jun 17, 2016

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    FoxNation Why Does the IRS Need Guns?

    Jun 17, 2016

    After grabbing legal power, bureaucrats are amassing firepower. It’s time to scale...

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    Subscriber Special - Militarization of America - now in The Wall Street Journal

    Jun 17, 2016

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    Jun 16, 2016

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    Techwire: Chiang Vows to Tap Technology to Transform Government if Elected Governor

    Jun 15, 2016

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    Reboot Illinois: Open The Books App Opens The Book On $100,000-Plus Illinois Teacher Pensions

    Jun 09, 2016

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    Jun 06, 2016

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    Manhattan Institute Subscriber Email: Port Authority Should Replace Expensive Pension Plan to Help Stay Afloat by Steven Malanga.

    Jun 06, 2016

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    Bloated, Broke, and Bullied Manhattan Institute’s City Journal, New York: Bloated, Bullied and Broke – The Port Authority of New York-New Jersey

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    The Star-Ledger, NJ.com, Port Authority should replace expensive pension plan to help stay afloat | Opinion

    Jun 05, 2016

    A police lieutenant at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey retired in 2013...

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    True Jersey: Port Authority should replace expensive pension plan to help stay afloat

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    Martinsville Bulletin: Sometimes you just need a (Cheap) Chair

    May 31, 2016

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