Omnibus Earmarks

Congressional Earmark Addicts Find New Ways To Get Their Fix

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the election season -- actually, during what seems like every election season, along with whatever "seasons" occur in the intervening periods b...

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John Cornyn Up In Arms Over All The Earmarks Not Requested By John Cornyn

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's been two long years of the GOP obstructing bills and complaining about spending, and then watching the same obstructionists and complainers turning around to take credit for the money that got spent.

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Palin: More Earmark Hypocrisy

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the campaign trail last year, Alaska's Republican governor, Sarah Palin, sold herself as a crusading reformer who despised earmarks--those federal ...

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Obama Issues Signing Statement On Spending Package

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, sounding weary of criticism over federal earmarks, defended Congress' pet projects Wednesday as he signed a...

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CTA Circle Line Project Gets $8M Earmark In Omnibus Spending Bill

Chicago Public Radio | Ammad Omar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chicago Transit Authority's long-discussed Circle Line is getting a boost from Congress. The project received a $8 million earmark - sponsored by ...

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Media Focus On Earmarks Allows Omnibus Opponents To Control Debate

Media Matters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Numerous media outlets have devoted significant coverage to the earmarks contained in the pending omnibus appropriations bill, even though, according ...

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Vitter Slams 'Bloated' Omnibus While Benefiting From $249 Million In Earmarks

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans like Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-AZ), have been attacking the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, claiming that it has too ...

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Reid Spokesman: Anti-Earmark Crusader A "Partisan Hack"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Speaking on the Senate floor on Wednesday evening, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) got under the fingernails of the government watchdog group Taxpay...

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Red States Gobble Up Omnibus Earmarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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If it's budget time, it's good to be a red state. And it's very good to be Mississippi. According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Co...

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Line-Item Veto: Obama Administration Would "Love To Take That For A Test Drive"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his press briefing on Wednesday, Robert Gibbs offered the strongest assertion to date that President Obama would like to see the restoration of the...

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Help Us Dig Through The Omnibus Spending Bill

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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The full text of the omnibus spending bill has been posted online. Click here to access the 10 separate federal divisions' bills, summaries and stat...

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