Mommy, Where do Earmarks Come From?

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Roll Call carries an interesting article today about an earmark requested by Indiana’s Grace College and the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE). The interesting thing about the earmark is that neither institution thought of the project; it was dreamed up by the lobbying firm that both institutions had hired to represent them. The firm then essentially convinced both Grace and VCOE to agree to accept the money and take charge of the initiative that the lobbyists had come up with:

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