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This is quite a group. tags 10 worst congressmen corruption Government criminalEven in politics these folks are standouts. Number 3, Don Young of Alaska has recently added another shady episode with his adding of a 10 million dollar earmark to the I-75 road project in Florida. The earmark showed up after congress passed the bill but before the president signed it. This is from 2006 but unfortunately it never seems to get old. picked by DerAlt 6 months ago |
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In 2005, Rep. Don Young (R-AK)waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it, to forge a passage granting $10 million for an interstate in Florida. His new wording targeted the money to a more specific project to connect Coconut Rd to that interstate. It's a boon for developer Daniel Aronoff, who held a $40,000 fundraiser for Young just before the earmark... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
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Update to this. (R-AK)Don Young waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it to alter it without informing the senate/house so as to benefit a major "donator". Now he may actualy face criminal charges for his outrageous crime. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Covering other people's material is a mainstay in pop music. Why bother taking the time to write an original song when you can just recycle somebody else's hit, redo it with an acoustic guitar (or, if it's an acoustic song, with an electric guitar) and generate the same result? picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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