Marking Ears

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"My role at the federal level is simply to submit the most well-conceived earmark requests we can.

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"For better or worse, earmarks, which represent only about 1 percent of the federal budget, have become a symbol for budgetary discussions in general."

-- Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, August 29, 2008