September 27, 2002

Another Record Year for Academic Pork

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Fueled in part by war on terrorism, lawmakers' earmarks soar to $1.8-billion
Washington

Continuing a six-year upward trend, Congress showered money on colleges for pork-barrel projects this year, as the amount grew by 10 percent and

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