Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Cities sweat funding as Congress picks at 'earmarks'

Congressional pet projects have come under intense scrutiny in recent months from members of both parties. House  Republicans have extended an earmark ban, but the future of the practice is less clear in the Senate.

Enlarge image

 Enlarge

By Mark Wilson, Getty Images
Congressional pet projects have come under intense scrutiny in recent months from members of both parties. House Republicans have extended an earmark ban, but the future of the practice is less clear in the Senate.

');

'; sclListTop +='
    '; sclListTop +=' '; sclListTop +='
  • '; sclListTop +='
  •  Add to Mixx
  • '; sclListTop +='
  •  Facebook
  • '; sclListTop +='
  •  Twitter
  • '; sclListTop +='
'; sclListTop +='
Posted
Updated

E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this'); } //-->
To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com.
Guidelines: You share in the USA TODAY community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" button to make a difference. Read more.

Posted via email from Brian's posterous

No comments: