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Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads). ## [How Much Money Does the Government Have for Trump’s Wall?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13049-how-much-money-does-the-government-have-for-trump-s-wall) REALITY CHECK--During the campaign, President Donald Trump promised to build a wall across the southern border some 1,000 miles long. The number of m… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/90/15031l-9050736d.png) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13044-long-before-wikileaks-there-was-arthur-sulzberger-and-the-nyt)### [Long before WikiLeaks there was Arthur Sulzberger and the NYT](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/important-reads/13044-long-before-wikileaks-there-was-arthur-sulzberger-and-the-nyt) Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on April 17 2017. 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