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By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWhat a nice change of pace to see that Congressional earmarks -- the individual projects that members of Congress request for their districts -- dropped 15.5 percent in 2010, from $19.6 billion to $16.5 billion. And one lawmaker has decided to withdraw all of his earmark requests for 2011. "I realize I am just one junior senator," Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Wednesday. "But given our country's fiscal condition, I could not in good conscience keep my name next to any earmark requests this year." Corker also called the earmarking system "fundamentally flawed." Corker's announcement came ...
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By Emily Miller - Politics DailyPresident Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package, intended to jump-start the economy and create jobs, is spending tens of millions of dollars to repair and build toilets. Tax dollars are quite literally being flushed down the drain while unemployment is near 10 percent and the economy shows few signs of improvement. ...
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