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To: epicure who wrote (81017)8/31/2008 2:36:53 AM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 542245
 
Just to be fair, the bridge would enable the city to expand over to the island. But the rest of the state wanted that money for other projects elsewhere. The Congressional earmark was used to allow the cronies to control how the money was spent. There might also have been campaign contributions from the contractors who built the bridge.



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