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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 26 > Earmarks abound in spending measure

Earmarks abound in spending measure

By Robert Pear / The Bulletin
September 26, 2008

WASHINGTON — As Congress tried to cobble together a plan to spend huge sums on a financial bailout, lawmakers also moved Thursday toward final approval of an omnibus spending bill with more than 2,300 pet projects, including a $2 million study of animal hibernation.

Many lawmakers had....

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