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D.C. delegate pushes tax protest for statehood gains
Walter E. Fauntroy, DC nonvoting delegate and potential mayoral candidate, urged residents to withhold federal income taxes until Congress grants DC statehood. He compares the action to civil disobedience, plans an escrow for tax payments, while IRS warns of penalties. DC population and size noted.
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