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betsyspage.blogspot.com - 2/6/2009
Forget that no-earmarks pledge
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Remember how Obama and Biden vowed that there would absolutely no earmarks in the so-called stimulus bill. Well, of course, any bill that has that much money at stake is going to include earmarks and ProPublica, part of the Sunlight Foundation, is listing the earmarks that they're finding in ...
politico.com - 2/2/2009
Obama team wants earmarks out of stimulus
— politico.com — The Obama administration wants it known that it's serious about keeping earmarks out of the stimulus plan.... (more) Obama team wants earmarks out of stimulus

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cnn.com - 2/2/2009
Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus bill
— cnn.com — President-elect Barack Obama says details of the stimulus package will be posted online.... (more) Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus bill

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sayanythingblog.com - 2/13/2009
Obama Broke His Promise On Earmarks In The Stimulus
— sayanythingblog.com — Just before he took the oath and became President, Barack Obama promised Americans that there would be... no earmarks in his proposed stimulus package : President-elect Barack Obama has met with his team of economic advisers in Washington and said ... (more) Obama Broke His Promise On Earmarks In The Stimulus

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The "no earmarks" deception — Power Line
AP (yes AP) calls out President Obama on his grossly misleading claim that the pork-fest legislation he is promoting contains no earmarks. Yesterday, in Indiana, Obama asserted: I know that there are a lot of folks out there who've been saying, "Oh, this is pork, and this is money that's ...
Pork-o-rama III: You got 29 hours, people [Darleen Click] — protein wisdom
… and 778 pages of Pork to read through. Of course, any objection to the obscene pork earmarks in the bill, earmarks that Obama was “against” … “We are going to ban all earmarks, the process by which individual members insert pet projects without review.” ...
Stimulus gives states, locals free hand — The Swamp
by Frank James Earmarks have almost become a dirty word in Washington, a synonym for the practice of lawmakers spending taxpayers' money on dubious projects meant to repay political contributors. Of course, earmarks are like any other tool. In of themselves, they're morally neutral. They ...
“Flashback” to, errrrrr, three weeks ago — Pelosi “pledges” no earmarks in scamulus package — Stop The ACLU
Nice touch, raising the right hand, "I pledge to you," such sincerity. "There will be no earmarks in the economic recovery package that passes the House." Lying when she said it and didn't give a freakin' rip...because we are ALL stupid, right? How does the Left explain ...