In the run-up to the 2006 election, we heard a lot about sneaky Republicans and their underhanded grants called "earmarks" where legislators slip in some money for a special interest group in their district or state. No debate, often with no one else knowing about it. Now, with a new appropriations bill passed and we've seen that Dems do it too, we don't hear so much about what an awful practice it is.
While tracking down some details of the Department...
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