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U.S. taxpayers funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing usable, ProPublica reports

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A new report from ProPublica reveals a $533 million contract for a factory to make howitzer shells destined for Ukraine did not produce a single usable shell. Jesse Coburn, the author of that report, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

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  1. ProPublica

    Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing (opens ProPublica)

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    The General Dynamics unit responsible for the debacle has since received contract awards totaling $2.5 billion.

  2. RealClear Investigations

    Taxes Funded $533M Artillery Plant That Made Nothing (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal...

  3. CBS News

    U.S. taxpayers funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing usable, ProPublica reports (opens CBS News)

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    A new report from ProPublica reveals a $533 million contract for a factory to make howitzer shells destined for Ukraine did not produce a single usable shell. Jesse Coburn, the author of that report, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

  4. RealClear Investigations

    Taxpayers Funded $533 Million Artillery Plant for Nothing (opens RealClear Investigations)

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    RealClear Investigations's feed description

    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal...

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