tank
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David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the government is relying on the shocking percentages, without proper context, to advance a narrative.
From Los Angeles Times
Unemployed WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand bonuses, only to have their encampments dispersed with tanks and tear gas.
Hollywood often depicts the office as a shark tank, with ruthless colleagues stabbing backs, stepping over others or selling their souls to get to the top.
A truck fire set ablaze a massive mound of propane tanks Friday afternoon in Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times
Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration analyst at the Cato Institute think tank, said the programme "was more inconsistent than usual by OIG accounts and compared to the more intensive refugee review process".
From BBC
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