Obama on earmarks — then and now

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Mike Allen at Politico takes notice of Obama’s 180 on earmarks. Here’s Obama in 2009:

“[L]et me be clear: Done right, earmarks have given legislators the opportunity to direct federal money to worthy projects that benefit people in their districts, and that’s why I’ve opposed their outright elimination.”


Obama in last night’s State of the Union speech:

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