Conressional earmarking is a $30 billion a year business and while lawmakers claim the spending goes to benefit their districts, it also has a funny way of benefitting major campaign donors. The Christian Science Monitor looks at the growing controversy around it.

 

Over at Harpers.org, Ken Silverstein leads the reader through a tale of mysterious ways of earmarking. Earmarking, write Silverstein, "is the the polite term for political pork-barreling, by which members of Congress discreetly insert money for favored projects and companies into massive spending bills."

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says lobbying reform won't cure what ails Washington, as reported here in the Washington Times. McCain points his finger at a "corrupt" Federal Elections Commission and at the congressional practice of "earmarking"...

This little piggie should go home. For good.Citizens Against Government Waste Names Reps. Tom DeLay and Don Young Co-Porkers of the MonthWASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named House Majorit...

What does $5,000 to Tom DeLay's legal defense fund and thousands more to Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) get you?$500,000 for a parking lot. The Lexington Herald-Leader does some enterprising reporting, and they get this:U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers put $500,...