House bans earmarks to for-profit companies

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Paul Kane // Washington Post

11 Mar 2010 // Facing an election-year backlash over runaway spending and ethics scandals, House Democrats moved Wednesday to ban earmarks for private companies, sparking a war between the parties over which would embrace the most dramatic steps to change the way business is done in Washington.

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