Out: Earmarks. In: Required ladder briefings.
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Two paragraphs in a bill by Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei could help a company in his N.Y. district — and illustrate how Congress has used inventive tactics to get around the ban on earmarks.
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Out: Earmarks. In: Required ladder briefings.
Two paragraphs in a bill by Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei could help a company in his N.Y. district — and illustrate how Congress has used inventive tactics to get around the ban on earmarks.
In letter to Pfizer, Md. lawmakers seek job guarantees
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D.C. area housing market is having a disappointing spring
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Corporations can’t stop gobbling up their own stock
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Hospitals see blue-red divide early into Obamacare’s coverage expansion
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Anne-Marie Slaughter on forging confidence and a career
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