States Give Hollywood A Fortune In Tax Breaks

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Tue, 06/09/2009 - 8:55am

Many states that are cutting spending on schools, roads and other basics have been lavishing hundreds of millions of dollars in incentives on Hollywood studios to lure TV and movie productions --

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