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Pelosi accused of pork-barrel politics PAC treasurer's USF project tacked onto federal budget bill
SFGate.com ^ | 2/21/03 | Edward Epstein

Posted on 02/21/2003 9:28:48 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:41:51 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Washington -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco has pushed through $1 million in federal funds for a think tank started by her longtime adviser and campaign treasurer, former Lt. Gov. Leo T. McCarthy, sparking concerns that she is rewarding a supporter with taxpayer money.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: budgetbill; pelosi; politics; porkbarrel; treasurer
2PAC Pelosi
1 posted on 02/21/2003 9:28:48 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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Center for Public Service and the Common Good

xlation - Center for Servicing the Public and Up to No Good

2 posted on 02/21/2003 9:30:17 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Conservatives should demand employment and then sue them if they won't hire.
3 posted on 02/21/2003 9:33:39 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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Thanks for reading this, Rush! :-)
4 posted on 02/21/2003 11:08:52 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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programs in community studies, urban ecology and sustainability and spirituality and politics.

Liebralism is a disease and a profession, it would appear.

5 posted on 02/21/2003 11:10:31 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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Pelosi stocked up on duct tape and plastics while mocking the recent announcement. LOL

wrapped in plastics..hmmm? eyes held in place by duct tape. 8-]

6 posted on 02/21/2003 11:12:34 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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To: NormsRevenge
adviser and campaign treasurer, former Lt. Gov. Leo T. McCarthy, sparking concerns that she is rewarding a supporter with taxpayer money.

The is no such thing as a "former" polititian is there...

I hate to be the one to tell you this but...Nascar pratice at the Rock is on Speed now...

7 posted on 02/21/2003 11:25:02 AM PST by tubebender (?)
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To: tubebender
WC Subway 400 Qualifying is on Fox Sports Network at 12 Noon PT
8 posted on 02/21/2003 11:31:18 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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To: tubebender
sparking concerns LOL ... concerns? It's only a million dollars! It's not even a blip on the DirkSen moneyometer.. but it just shows ya.. yur taxdollars will never come home again... the pork barrelers have their own agendas for its use.
9 posted on 02/21/2003 11:33:46 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Citizens Against Government Waste, a group that has campaigned against pork-barrel spending for years.

This is the Grace Commission from the past. I supported them during their hay days.

10 posted on 02/21/2003 11:55:48 AM PST by tubebender (?)
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Hey! She's a queen and expects to be treated like one. Just like Shelia Jackson-Lee. And Dasshole.
11 posted on 02/21/2003 12:22:53 PM PST by johnb838 (Are we at RED yet?)
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