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Thorpe says feds turn refugees into scapegoats, not him

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 17, 2016//

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Thorpe says feds turn refugees into scapegoats, not him

Thorpe says feds turn refugees into scapegoats, not him

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 17, 2016//

After a heated debate Wednesday, a House panel voted to refuse to use state and local resources to cooperate with efforts to place refugees here unless the federal government meets...

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