Obama, Biden's Son Linked by Earmarks - Washington, D.C, White House '08

Scrutinizing Biden
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Washington Post: Sen. Obama sought millions in earmarks for clients of Biden’s son. WSJ: Biden helped Delaware keep corporate bankruptcy filings, benefiting law firms that rank among his top supporters. ...

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The Obama-Biden pork partnership
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... The Washington Post peeks into the sausage-making aspects of Capitol Hill legislating, and discovers that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a longer partnership than first thought. Obama pursued over $3 million in earmarks for Biden’s son, at the same time that Biden claims he didn’t get personally lobbied by Hunter Biden for his clients. Obama apparently provided the necessary cover for his wingman: Sen. Barack Obama sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, ...

Biden's Lobbyist Son in Reporters' Crosshairs
TPMMuckraker — ... And now today, the Post uncovers a link between Hunter Biden and Obama himself, reporting that the Illinois senator "sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, records show." The Obama campaign said that Hunter Biden never met directly with Obama, and noted: "It's hardly surprising that a Senator from Illinois would fight for investments in Mercy Hospital, Thorek Hospital and St. Xavier University right in Illinois, or that he'd be joined in that effort by ...

Sarah Palin Is a Porkbuster, Plain and Simple
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Kane's attempt to paint Palin as a hypocrite is shameful. He devotes only two sentences to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who actually voted to fund the Bridge to Nowhere that Palin eventually nixed. In his first three years, Obama requested nearly $1 billion in earmarks -- that's more than 34 times the number of earmarks Palin secured for Wasilla. Obama also sought $3.4 million in earmarks for clients of Biden's lobbyist son. Basically, Obama showed no restraint up until this year. Biden never has. He requested $119 million in earmarks last year alone, according to ...

Why Won't Biden Disclose His Earmarks?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... What about the other 35 years? In that time Biden’s son Hunter has been a high-powered lobbyist with a connection to Obama, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper reported that Obama “sought more than $3.4 million in congressional earmarks for clients of the lobbyist son of his Democratic running mate.” Because Biden has refused to release his own earmark requests, there’s no way of knowing how his son’s clients may have fared with Biden’s office. ...

Obama Attacks McCain Over Lobbyist, Forgets Biden’s Own Lobbyist Pals
Flopping Aces — ... 1998. “As the treasurer of 23 political committees, groups that raise funds to elect or defeat politicians, Oldaker has signed off on more than $2 million in donations since 1998 to the parties and candidates he is paid to influence,” the group’s report stated. but who also happens to be an attorney is a-ok with Obama, then why not a former lobbyist who also has experience essential to the campaign? Especially seeing as how Obama sought earmark funds for Biden’s son, who is also a partner with Oldaker at the lobbying ...