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<strong><blockquote>After persuading lawmakers to keep earmarks off the stimulus bill, Obama made no such attempt on the first non-emergency spending measure of his presidency. The result was that lawmakers claimed billions in federal funds for pet projects ? a total of 8,570 earmarks at a cost of $7.7 billion, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense. Majority Democrats declined to provide a number of earmarks, but said the cost was far smaller, $3.8 billion, 5 percent less than a year ago.</blockquote></strong>
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_go_co/congress_spending">410 Billion Dollars</a>
So much for Change........ 7.7 billion Dollars in earmarks.
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_go_co/congress_spending">410 Billion Dollars</a>
So much for Change........ 7.7 billion Dollars in earmarks.