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Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban

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Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban

President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be able to funnel money to pet projects.


"'No earmarks' isn't a game-ender," said Peter Buffa, former mayor of Costa Mesa, Calif. "It just means there's a different way of going about making sure the funding is there."


"Everybody's making their list and checking it twice," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the minority leader. "You are inevitably going to have a lot of projects that are not going to pass the smell test."
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Not only are we spending more in TARP but the stimulus package will have undercover pork. :doh

AP IMPACT: Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban - Yahoo! News
 
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