Just who's responsible for the Hoover Dam?

    Nov. 3, 2011
    Some politicians and pundits are implying that only the U.S. Government could get the Hoover Dam built. They go on to suggest that without similar Government help, nothing great will be built in the U.S. Here's a different view. Click here. What do ...

    Some politicians and pundits are implying that only the U.S. Government could get the Hoover Dam built. They go on to suggest that without similar Government help, nothing great will be built in the U.S. Here's a different view. Click here.

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