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Workmen's Compensation
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
February 12, 1989| Author:
Luis Aguilar
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THE COLD WIND SWIRLING around the construction site at 14th and F
streets NW on a recent Friday afternoon bore a decidedly
out-of-season smell. Pedestrians outside the construction fence
looked perplexed. Who would be having a barbecue on a dirt-covered
lot in January?
Inside the fence, the tough-looking guys in hard hats went about
their business. At the moment, that included sprinkling spices on
hamburger patties while dump trucks rolled past. An oil drum,
usually filled with fire...
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