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the political boondoggle that just won’t die

the utility there must burn anthracite coal shipped 4,000 miles from Pennsylvania.. ... The roots of the boondoggle date back to shortly after World War II, when handful of Pennsylvania lawmakers saw opportunity to try to prop up the dying northeast Pennsylvania by forcing..

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