Politics News & Analysis: Exclusive report on Congressional earmarks

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, February 07, 2012 Top Stories Congressional earmarks sometimes used to fund projects near lawmakers' properties David S. Fallis, Scott Higham and Kimberly Kindy EXCLUSIVE | Thirty-three members of Congress have steered more than $300 million in earmarks and other spending provisions to dozens of public projects that are next to or within about two miles of the lawmakers' own property, according to a Washington Post investigation. Shelby earmarked money for project near property What is an earmark? About this project PostPolitics Headlines Obama gives blessing to a super PAC Obama to announce new education proposal Democrats improve their chances of re-taking the House Secret money is funding more election ads Revising pension calculations would hurt workers A leaner fighting machine Want to 'fix Congress?' There's a caucus for that. Ethics committee faults Buchanan in probe Romney tries to fend off Santorum surge in trio of states The Fix Democrats' chances of retaking the House improve What Rick Santorum can win on Tuesday Clint Eastwood weighs in on Chrysler ad 44: Politics & Policy Ezra Klein Some (relative) optimism on Europe More Headlines Europe increases pressure on Greece Obama: The most polarizing moderate ever? NRC's internal debates during Japan disaster Low-skilled workers hit particularly hard by recession Opinions Where is the love? An attack on good works Naivete on Iran Congressional votes database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy