May 18, 2001
Boston U. Chancellor and Washington Insider Spar Over Whether Earmarking Does Good
As political debate heats up over pork-barrel spending, proponents and critics of Congressional earmarks for colleges clashed sharply in a debate here this month.
Norine E. Noonan, the former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency's research office, said that the earmarks -- appropriations directed by Congress to specific universities for research, building projects, and other purposes -- have hampered the ability of federal agencies to carry out their duties. But Chancellor John
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