Presidential Candidates' Earmarks

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured more money for special home-state projects, known as earmarks, than her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama. But almost all of Clinton's earmarks were inserted in fiscal 2008 spending bills with the support of other lawmakers. Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP nominee, opposes earmarks and did not seek any.

SOURCE: Taxpayers for Common Sense | The Washington Post - February 14, 2008

This Story Candidates' Earmarks Worth Millions Article \| Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure more than $340 million worth of home-state projects in last year's spending bills, placing her among the top 10 Senate recipients of what are commonly known as earmarks, according to a new study by a nonpartisan budget watchdog group. dot.comments on earmarks Presidential Candidates' Earmarks		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Taxpayers for Common Sense \| The Washington Post - February 14, 2008 ¬es=Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured more money for special home-state projects, known as earmarks, than her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama. But almost all of Clinton's earmarks were inserted in fiscal 2008 spending bills with the support of other lawmakers. Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP nominee, opposes earmarks and did not seek any." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Taxpayers for Common Sense \| The Washington Post - February 14, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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