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Timothy Carney: Crooked farm bill expands sugar boondoggle
Timothy Carney, The Examiner
May 16, 2008 12:00 AM (583 days ago)Washington, D.C.

Former U.S. Rep. Duke Cunningham is in jail today for bribery, but 318 of his colleagues just set up a corrupt deal nearly identical to the one that landed Cunningham behind bars. While Duke’s 2003 deal involved military contractors and a house in Del Mar, Calif., Congress’ 2008 deal involves sugar growers and ethanol — and this time the congressmen are the bribers rather than the bribed.

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