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Link: Duel of the Think Tanks: How to Bridge Washington's Budget Gap

Posted on November 20, 2011 Author admin Comments Off on Link: Duel of the Think Tanks: How to Bridge Washington's Budget Gap

Here’s a video of a debate between Remy Trupin, director of the Washington State Budget and Policy Center, a liberal think tank in Seattle, and Jason Mercier of the conservative think tank Washington Policy Center.

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