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The Bridge To Nowhere (2005)

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

It\u2019s August 22nd. In the summer of 2005, a proposed bridge in rural Alaska was becoming a hot-button controversy, as conservatives assailed its half-billion dollar price tag as emblematic of government overspending and pork-barrel politics.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie look back at the \u201cBridget to Nowhere\u201d controversy, what it says about how local and national politics intersect \u2014 and whether the bridge really was way too expensive after all.

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