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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Investigation:
Benefits Bonanza - Taxpayers Foot Bill for Liquor, Travel, Tattoos 

November 14, 2010 05:48 PM

Want a tattoo? A pack of smokes? Use welfare cash. It's unrestricted and unregulated.

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Updated: November 14, 2010 05:48 PM
Created: November 11, 2010 10:12 PM

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