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Palin Rejects $515 Million In “Stimulus” Money
Say Anything —
... March 19, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin submitted her federal economic stimulus appropriation bill to legislators today to provide jobs and needed infrastructure improvements in Alaska under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Governor Palin is accepting just 55 percent of the available stimulus funds, all for capital projects. This amount includes the funds the state accepted last month for Department of Transportation projects. ...
Video: Palin announces she’ll reject $515 million of stimulus money
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Excellent. She’s up for re-election next year and this move won’t do her any favors inside the state, so I can only assume it’s a sign that she’s keeping her options open for 2012.“We will request federal stimulus funds for capital projects that will create new jobs and expand the economy,” Governor Palin said. “We won’t be bound by federal strings in exchange for dollars, nor will we dig ourselves a deeper hole in two years when these federal funds are gone. For instance, in order to accept what look like attractive energy funds, our local communities would be required to ...
For it Before AND After She Was Against it: Phony Pol Sarah Palin Accepts 69% of Alaska Stimulus Earmarks
Debbie Schlussel —
... , etc. "Allahpundit" at Hot Air reported--and a gazillion airhead idiots mindlessly repeated on their websites, etc.--that Sarah Palin rejected $515 million in stimulus airmarks. But had he--and they--actually bothered to read her lying press release, instead of seeing what they wanted to read, they'd have noted that she actually accepted (by her own admission) $515 million, though she's actually accepting $642 million, according to every media account except her own. ...
