Earmark Ban Supporters Find New Ways To Funnel Government Money Into Pet Projects

Earmark Ban Supporters Find New Ways To Funnel Government Money Into Pet Projects

No one was more critical than Representative Mark Steven Kirk when President Obama and the Democratic majority in the Congress sought passage last year of a $787 billion spending bill intended to stimulate the economy. And during his campaign for the Illinois Senate seat once held by Mr. Obama, Mr. Kirk, a Republican, boasted of his vote against "Speaker Pelosi's trillion-dollar stimulus plan."

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