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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/6/2009
Kyl: When I Say 'Earmarks Are Bad,' I Mean Mine Are Awesome
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It's often tempting to dive into the GOP's noisy crusade against earmarks, if only to point out the unabashed hypocrisy of lawmakers like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell -- who watched many in his party decry the earmarks in this year's $410 billion spending bill while securing a nice ...
foxnews.com - 3/2/2009
Transcript: Sen. Kyl, Rep. Ryan on 'FOX News Sunday' - FOX News Sunday | Chris Wallace
— foxnews.com — Sen. Kyl, Rep. Ryan on 'FOX News Sunday' Sunday, March 01, 2009 WASHINGTON— The following is a... rush transcript of the March 1, 2009, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. CHRIS ... (more) Transcript: Sen. Kyl, Rep. Ryan on 'FOX News Sunday' - ...

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legistorm.com - 3/2/2009
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) Earmarks Requested
— legistorm.com — Earmarks Home View by Member Presidential Earmarks View by Receiving State View by Receiving Organization View by... Bill Report inaccuracy on page Report-error Close Share: Facebook del.icio.us digg Furl Ma.gnolia Reddit SphereIt StumbleUpon Technorati ... (more) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) Earmarks Requested

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Kyl’s Earmark Hypocrisy: Requested $118 Million For Earmarks In Budget, But Railed Against Them In Stimulus
thinkprogress.org - 3/3/2009
Kyl’s Earmark Hypocrisy: Requested $118 Million For Earmarks In Budget, But Railed Against Them ...
— thinkprogress.org — According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) requested $118 million in earmarks in fiscal... year 2008. On Fox News Sunday yesterday, host Chris Wallace pressed Kyl about his earmarks, saying it is an example of how Republicans have ... (more) Kyl’s Earmark Hypocrisy: Requested $118 Million For ...

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Dept. of Pots and Kettles
Political Animal — DEPT. OF POTS AND KETTLES.... There's Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl's (R-Ariz.) rhetoric on Fox News: "Now is not the time to be earmarking a lot of this money. People don't mind paying taxes and they understand the government needs to be run, but they hate to see their money wasted. So that's a second reason for opposing [the bill].... I suspect there will be some that vote for it. Some like these earmarks, for one thing." Then there's Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl's (R-Ariz.) ...

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