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Federal Agencies Diverted Earmark Money, Study Finds

nytimes.com
Jul. 31, 2009
Thirteen agencies took nearly half a billion dollars from Congressional earmarks for administrative expenses in 2008, a study found.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch