Thoughts on the Earmark Ban

By Jay Cost

Published November 30, 2010 6:48pm ET

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Thoughts on the Earmark Ban — Well, this is just depressing: An effort by Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to place a temporary ban on earmarks was defeated. The tally was 39 in favor and 56 against. There were eight Republican votes against the earmark ban: Bennett of Utah, Cochran, Collins, Inhofe, Lugar, Murkowski, Shelby, and Voinovich. We’re […]

Well, this is just depressing:

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