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Here’s a deeper dive into Congress’s nasty earmark habit:

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Although UN donors do sometimes earmark specific projects, the UN funding prioritises just 17 countries, among them Haiti, Syria, and Sudan.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Tucked in a $10 billion climate bond on the November ballot is an earmark to improve drinking water quality for communities such as East Orosi.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

The toll lane project could cost as much as $650 million, said David Knudsen, a deputy executive director of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, the agency that requested the earmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield