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Ben Carson points to wife on $31,000 HUD dining set purchase
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, asked how the purchase of an elaborate dining set came about, said he left the decision to his wife
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Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, asked how the purchase of an elaborate dining set came about, said he left the decision to his wife
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