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CNN: ‘President Trump’s Weekends at Mar-a-Lago Are Costing U.S. Taxpayers Big Money’
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)
Name: The Lead with Jake Tapper (CNN)
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/the-lead
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Jake Tapper
, Suzanne Malveaux
Name: Jake Tapper
Employment: CNN
Position: Anchor
Name: Suzanne Malveaux
Employment: CNN
Position: News Anchor
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Washington, D.C.
Name: Washington, D.C.
URL: http://dc.gov/DC/
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03/03/2017 05:47 pm
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