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Fed spending bill contains billions in earmarks for LI
WASHINGTON - Among lawmakers feeling the heat from Sen. John McCain's scorching attack on the 8,570 earmarks in the $410-billion spending bill being debated in the Senate this week is Republican Rep. Peter King of Seaford.
King, who backed the Arizona Republican for president last year, attached his name to 18 earmarks worth $218 million, or nearly 90 percent of the $244 million in earmarks...
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