Total spending on transportation “earmarks” next year is likely to be about $8 billion, when legislative projects from a previously approved, five-year highway bill are factored in. A newly released report by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general identified 8,056 earmarks totaling 13.5% of the Transportation Department’s $63 billion spending plan.$8B in pork clogs U.S. […]

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US see NKorea as women’s World Cup danger team - AFPMSNBCUS see NKorea as women’s World Cup danger teamAFP - Sep 12, 2007… after the Koreans scored two quick goals when the Americans were down to 10 players, when Wambach briefly left the ground after a mid-air collision. …Sweden face do-or-die battle with US The […]

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