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Palin's Speech vs. Reality »
Posted by: Neophile 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Just because a Republican at the convention says its true doesn’t make it so. Check this page to find out the truth about Republican ...
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Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a " per ...
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Palin Spent $50000 In City Funds To Redecorate Mayors Office »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months ago in Politics
Sarah Palin has been touting herself as fiscal watchdog throughout her political career. But Palin's tenure as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, was characterized by ...
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8 More Shocking Revelations About Sarah Palin »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Since the McCain campaign apparently didn't even bother Googling Sarah Palin before picking her to join the Republican ticket, we've taken it upon ...
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McCain had criticized earmarks from Palin »
Posted by: cowboygrandpa 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
For much of his long career in Washington, John McCain has been throwing darts at the special spending system known as earmarking, through which powerful ...
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Record Contradicts Palin's 'Bridge' Claims »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Gov. Palin has quickly adopted a stump line bragging about her opposition to the pork-barrel project Sen. McCain routinely decries. But Gov. Palin's claim ...
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Palin's earmarks: Not just for the halibut »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Senator John McCain recently told reporters that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has “learned that earmarks are bad.” But not that bad, apparently. According to a ...
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McCain's Lists of Objectionable Pork Spending Have Contained Earmarks Sarah Palin Requested 3 Times in Recent Years »
Posted by: Neophile 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
For much of his long career in Washington, John McCain has been throwing darts at the special spending system known as earmarking, through which powerful ...
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Politico: McCain Pork Claim Untrue »
Posted by: bluetexasvalley 3 months, 1 week ago in News
Politico teams up with Politifact -- a joint fact-checking effort between the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly -- to expose some of the untruths told by ...
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Could McCain's Crusade Against Pork Backfire? »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months ago in Politics
Gotcha! It turns out that John McCain , while crusading against wasteful spending, specifically objected to three earmarks that Sarah Palin requested as mayor of Wasilla ...
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McCain Using Loophole To Skirt Limits of Federal Financing »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months ago in Politics
With backing from the Republican National Committee, McCain has taken advantage of loopholes such as "hybrid" television advertisements and joint fundraising committees. It effectively means ...
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Palin Supports a New 'Road To Nowhere' »
Posted by: Aidenag 2 months ago in News
Senate Bill 1680, supported by Alaska's Congressional delegation and Governor Sarah Palin, would allow for the construction of the road through Izembek National Wildlife ...
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Sen. Stevens got $2.7 million for pal's road »
Posted by: PsychoHosebeast 3 weeks, 1 day ago in News
More Alaskan pork!
GIRDWOOD, Alaska - Just seven-tenths of a mile long, Crow Creek Road isn't a road to nowhere. It runs straight to the ... -
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2008 Preble County Pork Festival »
Posted by: arwendt 2 months, 1 week ago in News
The 38th Annual Pork Festival is will be held again this year in Preble County, Ohio on September 20th and 21st. The Pork Festival is ...
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First a Bridge, Now a Road »
Posted by: bruhaha 2 months ago in News
First there was Alaska' s Bridge to Nowhere, an infamous pork-barrel project that eventually succumbed to public derision. Now comes the Izembek road — some call ...
