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Kyl: McCain’s earmark pledge is ‘more symbolic than it is signficant.’

J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight ... found this 9/6/2008 on thinkprogress.org

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has claimed that he can cut up to $100 billion in earmark spending, a major tenet of his plan to balance the budget. The Wonk Room has noted , however, that McCain’s budget numbers do not add up . In a Tuesday event at the RNC, a host noted that the total cost of ...