dougpowers.com - 3/11/2009
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Here’s one to chew on as your taxes go up, your kids are facing a lifetime of enormous debt and your friends and neighbors are losing their jobs by the bushel: More than one out of every five dollars of the $125 million Massachusetts is receiving from a federal spending bill is going to help ...
news.yahoo.com - 3/11/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
BOSTON More than one out of every five
dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in...
earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys . The bill includes $5.8 million for the ...
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Feds spending millions on Kennedy legacy in Mass.
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Fun fact of the day
Michelle Malkin —
Fun fact of the day By Michelle Malkin•March 11, 2009 02:38 PM Well, ok. Not really “fun.” Depressing, actually: More than one out of every five dollars of the $125 million Massachusetts is receiving from a federal spending bill is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys. I call it Hyannis Pork. Posted in: ...
The Kennedy Legacy: Brought To You By the U.S. Taxpayer
Pajamas Media —
... just renaming the state in his honor, calling it Edward M. Kennedy Memorial Commonwealth. Doug Powers created a list of suggested initiatives , including the ceremonial bronzing of silver spoons for all family members holding rank of second cousin or higher. John Stephenson blogs at ...
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