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What have we gotten for our stimulus dollars?
It has been over a year since the debut of the Obama administration’s $787-billion stimulus program.
More than $36 billion in stimulus money has been spent so far on highways, bridges and transit systems. So what have Americans gotten for their money?
Not enough, according to contractors and representatives in the construction industry. Though the money has ...
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