While it is understandable that during this Unprecedented Health care and economic crisis, congress has decided to spend all this money, it is also a great opportunity for congress to undertake serious efforts to reduce wasteful spending. That effort should start with the elimination of earmarks. For the third year in a since the suppose it earmark moratorium, congress has set a record for earmarks according to the criteria we develop in 1991 with the bipartisan Congressional Court busters coalition. A 3. 1nouncement was percent increase over the 3. 3 billion in fiscal year 2019. Since fiscal year 1991, cagw has costinged earmarks taxpayers 375. 7 billion, so those little projects at up over time. The increase in spending occurred behind closed doors without taxpayers knowing what is going on. There are no names of legislators attached to each earmark and few details. We know in the agriculture appropriations act, theres 9 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regio
Loved ones and we are in a remote corner of the pacific where 75 years after world war 2 the search for Fallen Soldiers goes on. Thank you for joining us in a dramatic escalation of iraqs antigovernment protests crowds have torched the rainy and consulates in the holy city of najaf 100 surrounded the building lighting tires blankets and anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accuse tehran of propping up iraqs government which have been railing against for 2 months. Not earlier we spoke to our reporter mommy job until an on the phone from baghdad he explained more about how suspicion and im sure about iran has played into the post. Theres a good old eric here in the by by the thousands and our government demonstrators that. Is far too beholden to store in powers and among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the country which is their neighbor and that they will work extraordinary about what happened this evening is that the ir
[cheers] the road to the white house for the president ial candidates continues in South Carolina not inner the republicans this week but for the democrats. And joining us from columbia, South Carolina is andy shain political reporter for the state newspaper. Thank you very much for being with us. Thank you very having me. Looking at the schedule Hillary Clinton will be there tomorrow and wednesday. Senator sanders not back until friday. Give us a sense where this race is among these two democrats. Andy secretary lynnton is holding a large lead about 24 clinton is holding a large lead about 24 points. Shes held a very large lead over senator sanders really since hes entered the race. The main reason why its not been close is the africanamerican vote. South carolina more than half of our voters are africanamerican. Hillary clinton is very popular. She holds a 21 advantage over senator sanders among the africanamerican vote. This is a little bit of a residual from the 2008 primary when s
Billionaires this week, and a certain millionaire actor. Well get to that in a bit. First, bill ackman was leveling a charge at zoros fund. A stock that ackman is shorting. The question is was that illegal or is this just a case of sour grapes . Former s. E. C. Boss harvey pitt will weigh in. Also, much more fallout from George Clooneys fullthroated assault on dan loeb and his move to try to split up movies. Is clooney biting the hand that feeds hollywood . Well look at that and more. Look forward to that. Also black monday for Major League Baseball. Multiple suspensions for performanceenhancing drugs coming down at any moment. Alex rodriguez is expected to get the worst of it. Maybe thats why hes the only one fighting the suspensions. Were live in chicago where a. Rod is still expected to play his first game of the season this evening. You cant make this up, folks. We are there for the spectacle. Turning our attention to the markets right now. As we mentioned, the dow is down by about
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