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Or, at least, their districts… Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis. Among the 778 such projects, known as earmarks,…
It looks like, with the help of three Republican Senators, making up for three Democrat defectors, the Senate will send a clean Omnibus bill back to the House for passage tonight. The earmarks are still in but Fox News has the round-up of the top 20 pork project beneficiaries. Byrd once again tops the list…
The Sound Off Brother sent me this link last night. It is well worth the read. But here’s a sample. • $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient. • A $246 million tax…
OK … you were right and I didn’t think it was possible. Today’s poll question … do you think the Senate Democrats will kill, cut, or add more pork to the porkapalooza, should not have been a hard one since I wrote the poll question but I admit I was wrong. I thought the answer…
Take action now. Radio Vice Online and Jim’s show – Sound Off Connecticut – now has a national audience. We’re even getting hundreds of visitors from outside of the United States. As a coalition, we may be able to do get together and burn up some phone lines and keep e-mail servers busy. Why does…
They make for a bitter whine. Hat tip to Hot Air. An update to the original story: From the New York Post … Caroline Kennedy tonight withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate after learning that Gov. David Paterson wasn’t going to choose her, The Post has learned. Kennedy’s…
Late night reading for anyone? I’m heading to bed, but thanks to the Internet and places like OpenCongress.org, bloggers, media-types and talking heads – well maybe not the talking heads – will be pouring through the 1,502 pages of health care destruction that’s emminated from the Senate Finance Committee over the next few days.
Within the last couple of hours, the United States Senate approved an amendment that would outlaw the Fairness Doctrine. The amendment passed by a wide margin, with only 11 senators voting against. But, another amendment that could effectively cause the same type of issues for local broadcasters who offer nationally syndicated programs also passed by…
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