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Trump wants snipers and ammunition inside a 250-foot monument — but new plans leave them out
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New Interior Department documents on President Donald Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch don’t mention the “military complex” he has said it would host, but the agency said Monday the plan could accommodate such a feature
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Trump wants snipers and ammunition inside a 250-foot monument — but new plans leave them out
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