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Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to
pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel,
ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis.
Among the 778 such projects, known as earmarks, packed into the bill:
$25 million for a new World War II museum at the University of New
Orleans and $20 million to launch an educational institute named after
the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat.
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of the "Screw what voters want, we're special" mentality from the House
of Lords. If this government was a Frank Capra movie, the
audience would be screaming for blood and throwing Milk Duds at the
screen. Bullets would be the better choice with this bunch. .45
calibur.
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