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Earmark

2008-06-04T06:10:28Z

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== See also ==

* [[Grassroots lobbying]]
* [[Phonemark]]

==External links==
*Earmarks for [http://www.house.gov/hensarling/rsc/doc/financial services earmark requests.pdf Financial Services and General Government, FY 2008]

[[Category:Political Terms]]

Phonemarking

2008-06-04T06:10:02Z

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'''Phonemarking''' is a process in the [[United States of America]] by which Congressional lawmakers directly contact a federal Department or agency which is a reciI YOUR MOM!!!!pient of federal [[appropriation]]s to secure money for their favorite causes outside of the congressional approasdfasdfpriations process. On some appropriations Congressional members are not permitted to attach [[earmarks]], asd asdfor explicit instructions that a department or agency purchase specific good or services, usually from a company ownedfsd
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==See also==
*[[Earmark]]

==References==
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[[Category:politics]]

Democratic Party

2008-06-04T06:09:02Z

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===Gay Rights===
Democratic lawmakers and opinion-formers consistently favor measures such as the establishment of [[same-sex civil union]]s, [[gay marriage]] and [[gay adoption]] of children over defense of the [[traditional family]]. Likewise they are vigorous in attempting to amend "[[hate crime]]" laws, which some experts maintain would make criticism of the [[homosexual lifestyle]] illegal;<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/pfdfinter-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54535 Christian belief a 'hate crime' under plan], WorldNetDaily, March 3, 2007. </ref> while at the same time supporting efforts to disseminate favorabledfadsf asdf asd
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.democrats.org/ Democratic Party Official Site]

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