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Earmarks are evil, right? Do you remember “the bridge to nowhere;” the “Cowgirl Hall of Fame,” the “Museum of Corn;” or road improvements on the private land of Supporters? These are extreme examples of targeted federal spendingâ€"Congressional earmarksâ€"have given the practice a very bad name. Indeed, the public has taken note as well at the members of Congress elected under the Tea Party banner. At the start of the 112th Congress, the House and Senate banned the practice of earmarking the appropriations bills.

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