http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/18602/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/correcting-record/dear-wtop-earmark-ban-wont-stop-pet-projects <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/donald-j-boudreaux-phd">Donald J. Boudreaux, Ph.D.</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >News Editor, WTOP Radio</p> <p ><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state></st1:place></p> <br /> <p >Dear Sir or Madam:</p> <br /> <p >You report Jan. 25 that "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. They're just working around it."</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/correcting-record/dear-wtop-earmark-ban-wont-stop-pet-projects" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Correcting the Record MRC Business BarackObama earmarkban Earmarks Lobbyists pork RussRoberts specialinterests StimulusPackage WTOP Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:03:11 +0000 admin 30073 at http://archive2.mrc.org