Hillary Clinton works closely with Senator Schumer to get funds for New York, largely in military and veteran areas. A rundown on Democrats running from the Senate for president are included with dollar amounts. McCain has no earmarks, but Obama, Biden and Dodd have some. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.