The Beauty of Municipal Bonds, by Joe Mysak, THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR

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The Beauty of Municipal Bonds

In fact, they're so attractive that Congress is now thinking about doing them in through whopping...

by Joe Mysak

The American Spectator, June 1989, pp. 18-20

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    23. Cover drawing by Elliott Banfield
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Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 119 Issues, 2,873 Articles
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  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 260 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 12 Issues, 281 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 12 Issues, 270 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 12 Issues, 303 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 11 Issues, 270 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 12 Issues, 291 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 12 Issues, 312 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 293 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 12 Issues, 293 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 300 Articles
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Issues of the 2000s = 6 Years, 36 Issues, 975 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 8 Issues, 222 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 6 Issues, 148 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 1 Issue, 19 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2008 = 1 Issue, 38 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 10 Issues, 291 Articles