Short Term Senator Earmarks funds to family


	Short Term Senator Earmarks funds to family

Eaglewings

10-15-2008 11:00 AM

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Eaglewings says:

I bet you have never heard that headline anywhere have you? Well the fact of the matter is that in the short time Senator Obama actually WORKED in the Illinois state senate he personally secured over $3 million dollars in earmarks which would appear to have been used to take care of family and campaign contributors. CAN WE SAY ABUSE OF OFFICE?

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