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"Earmark" means money in a bill that is targeted to a specific project in a legislator's state or district as opposed to just being dumped into the coffers of an executive agency or a state to do with as it pleases -- or linked to a formula that would be applied by a bureaucrat in the executive branch.
Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010
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"Earmark" means money in a bill that is targeted to a specific project in a legislator's state or district as opposed to just being dumped into the coffers of an executive agency or a state to do with as it pleases -- or linked to a formula that would be applied by a bureaucrat in the executive branch.
Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010
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"Earmark" means money in a bill that is targeted to a specific project in a legislator's state or district as opposed to just being dumped into the coffers of an executive agency or a state to do with as it pleases -- or linked to a formula that would be applied by a bureaucrat in the executive branch.
Centrist Dems Start Rebelling on Obama's Spending Plans 2010
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"Earmark" has a specific meaning - which is, "you can only spend this money for this particular project".
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Let's Just Redefine 'Earmark' Politico also quotes Phil Roe, a Republican representative from Tennessee, who says that there are earmarks and then there are earmarks.
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"Earmark" may be a dirty word, but the firm that invented the art of lobbying for targeted appropriations remains a power player thanks to the leadership of Cassidy, Hartley and Russo.
unknown title 2009
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Tedski says the GOP party establishment candidate for governor is Congressman Jeff Flake aka the Earmark Slayer).
Blog For Arizona 2009
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds Definition Of 'Earmark'
Michelle Howard: Dictionary Removes Beaver, Replaces With Blog and Blackberry 2009
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Americans United Urges Attorney General to Act On Unlawful 'Earmark' Funding Of Nine Religious Institutions
YubaNet.com 2009
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Americans United Urges Attorney General to Act On Unlawful 'Earmark' Funding Of Nine Religious Institutions Published on Jun 24, 2009 - 12: 09: 40 PM
YubaNet.com 2009
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