Posted on 10/07/2010 10:52:48 PM PDT by Qbert
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is criticizing Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer over a fundraiser sponsored by lobbyists who help local governments and agencies obtain federal earmarks.
Fiorina has pledged not to seek earmarks, which pay for specific projects such as road improvements or university research. Her campaign says the fundraiser scheduled for Thursday demonstrates Boxer’s efforts to seek federal money for those who donate to her re-election campaign.
Fiorina’s campaign points to earmarks totaling $6.7 million that Boxer has requested over the past three years for California agencies and communities represented by the Washington lobbying firm, Alcade and Fay.
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The Center for Responsive Politics says Boxer has raised $325,000 in donations from lobbyists since 2005, which ranks her ninth in the Senate during that period.
(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...
Go for Ma’am’s throat, Carly Fiorino.
Earmarks aren’t going to close the gap in the polls.
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