Sarah Palin sought, got federal pork

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apparently likes a good earmark as much as most other politicians.

The watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense found that when Palin was mayor of little old Wasilla, Alaska she hired a well-connected law firm to lobby for nearly $27 million in earmarks. That's the kind of spending Sen. John McCain, the all-but-official Republican nominee typically rails against as pork.

The TCS report, which the Washington Post ... Full Story »

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A "news" story quoting a news story and making subjective observations isn't worth reading. I would stick with the Post article and skip this.

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