http://www.campaignmoney.org/taxonomy/term/381/0 en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/07/25/the-earmark-virus 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 <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0725/p02s01-uspo.html">looks at the growing controversy</a> around it. </p><p>&#160;<p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/07/25/the-earmark-virus">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/07/25/the-earmark-virus#comment Congress Dennis Hastert duke cunningham earmarking Jerry Lewis Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:39:11 -0500 Katie Schlieper 53591 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/04/27/a-tale-of-earmarking <p>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."</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/04/27/a-tale-of-earmarking">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/04/27/a-tale-of-earmarking#comment Allan Mollohan earmarking Pete Visclosky Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:17:32 -0500 Nancy Watzman 19969 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/01/17/mccain-rails-against-fec-earmarking 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"... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/01/17/mccain-rails-against-fec-earmarking">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/01/17/mccain-rails-against-fec-earmarking#comment earmarking FEC legislation McCain reform Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:13:00 -0500 Nancy Watzman 975 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/09/20/oink-that 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... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/09/20/oink-that">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/09/20/oink-that#comment earmarking Texas Tom DeLay Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:32:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1071 at http://www.campaignmoney.org http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/01/19/paved-paradise-put-up-a-parking-lot 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,... <p><a href="http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/01/19/paved-paradise-put-up-a-parking-lot">read more</a></p> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2005/01/19/paved-paradise-put-up-a-parking-lot#comment Bush earmarking political donations Tom DeLay Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:52:00 -0500 David Donnelly 1082 at http://www.campaignmoney.org