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To: combjelly who wrote (301750)	8/30/2006 10:14:53 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1572107

re: According to Coburn, one of the sponsors of the bill, the blocking senator is Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens of Alaska. I would be shocked (not).

To: combjelly who wrote (301750)	8/30/2006 10:31:10 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572107

the Bridge is to the town's airport. have you ever been to Alaska?

To: combjelly who wrote (301750)	8/31/2006 6:29:07 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572107

I don't know, but this program should certainly get bipartisan citizen support." According to Coburn, one of the sponsors of the bill, the blocking senator is Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens of Alaska. Did you know it was one of his staffers that disclosed the information?

To: combjelly who wrote (301750)	9/1/2006 4:44:35 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572107

And Byrd. So its seems like a big pork supporter from each party. -- BYRD ADMITS HE PLACED A HOLD, NOW LIFTS IT By Rebecca Carr \| Thursday, August 31, 2006, 03:39 PM West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd admits that he placed a “secret hold” on legislation that would make uncovering the Byzantine world of federal contracting as easy as typing a Google search. Tom Gavin, spokesperson for Byrd, confirmed to Cox Newspapers that the senator placed the hold on legislation introduced by Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., before voting on the measure. Byrd joins Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, for holding up the bill right before Congress left town on August 4... palmbeachpost.com