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Ban on earmarks could be bad news to local agencies, small towns
I read Danny Westneat’s column about earmarks in Wednesday’s Times [“Missing the mark on earmarks,” NWWednesday, Feb. 9]. I’m thinking he knows what is on that island in Alaska besides 50 residents. Would including that information have made the earmark seem less silly?
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Incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln talks up earmarks in Arkansas Senate race
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what’s she’s done for Arkansas during nearly 16 years in Washington.
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Hopefuls Spar Over Earmarks
HOT SPRINGS – Sharing the stage Friday for the first time in their U.S. Senate race, incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln and her Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. John Boozman, clashed over earmarking federal funds for projects in the state.
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State lawmakers seek millions in earmarks for colleges, universities
Erica Perez Members of Congress have submitted their 2011 requests for earmarks – federal money that lawmakers direct to organizations of their choice. Flickr photo by cliff1066 Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland Requests are not a guarantee of funding, but they offer a peek at what projects might receive appropriations funding in the fiscal year that begins this October. More than 100 of the members …
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South Bay legislators request $612 million in earmarks
Earmarks have become a flashpoint in the debate over balancing the federal budget. Fiscal conservatives decry the spending as wasteful, while supporters say earmarks are necessary to direct federal spending to worthwhile projects.
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Bay Area Dems request $2.3 billion in earmarks
Thirteen Bay Area members of Congress have requested $2.3 billion for projects in next year’s federal budget, ranging from earthquake retrofits for the Golden Gate Bridge to a bike trail in Bodega Bay. The projects, known as earmarks, would primarily benefit…
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Banning earmarks: Democrats scorn Republican gesture
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Thursday challenged their Democratic colleagues to join them in swearing off all earmarks for one year, drawing scorn from Democrats who say that theirs was the party that truly tackled earmark reforms.
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Committee mum on earmarks probe
The House Ethics Committee fears interfering with “any ongoing criminal investigations.”
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Salinas-area projects may get boost from Farr earmarks
U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, has requested $160 million for projects in next year’s federal budget ranging from a research station in Salinas to a scenic trail connecting Monterey to Santa Cruz.
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