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Norm Dicks’ decades in Congress brought a lot of money back to home state

January 03, 2013 | McClatchy Newspapers | Earmarks & Appropriations

 WASHINGTON — Pentagon chief Leon Panetta strode into the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill, surrounded by military officers in dress-green... Read More

Super-storm of pork hits Washington

January 03, 2013 | Human Events | Earmarks & Appropriations

Now that fiscal cliff panic is under control, we can return to panicking over Super Storm Sandy, which flooded the streets of Washington... Read More

‘Fiscal cliff’ bill filled with ‘pork’

January 03, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle | Budget & Tax

The rancorously debated "fiscal cliff" bill approved by Congress this week was supposed to be a straightforward way for the country to avert... Read More

Compromise added billions in special tax breaks

January 03, 2013 | The Republican-American (McClatchy Newspapers) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — In the last-minute dealmaking to stop the nation from tumbling over the so-called fiscal cliff, Congress and the White House... Read More

‘Fiscal cliff’ bill riddled with special tax breaks for select industries

January 03, 2013 | The Commercial Appeal (Associated Press) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — The "fiscal cliff" bill that prevented income taxes from rising for most Americans also renewed special tax breaks for a... Read More

Earmarks included in fiscal cliff deal

January 03, 2013 | CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 | Budget & Tax

The VP of Taxpayers for Common Sense discusses tax incentives in the fiscal cliff bill that cater to special interests. Rush... Read More

A fiscal cliff solution, served with a side of tax breaks

January 03, 2013 | McClatchy Newspapers (Associated Press) | Budget & Tax

WASHINGTON — There are breaks for movie producers and racetracks, a little gift for Captain Morgan rum and tax credits galore for makers of... Read More

Maligned loopholes survive ‘fiscal cliff’ deal to the tune of $1 trillion

January 03, 2013 | Washington Times | Budget & Tax

Even as Washington says it wants to eliminate the credits and loopholes in the tax code, the “fiscal cliff” deal Congress agreed to this... Read More

Some critical of ‘pork’ in Sandy aid bill

December 31, 2012 | NJ Herald | Budget & Tax

 WASHINGTON — With budget watchdog groups charging that a proposed $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package is larded with spending for... Read More

Hurricane Sandy pork

December 31, 2012 | Tribune-Review (Associated Press) | Earmarks & Appropriations

 Many news outlets are reporting that President Obama‘s proposed $60.4 billion federal aid bill for Hurricane Sandy victims is packed with... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More