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Opening Arguments

Pork barrel bridge

Don't get me wrong. A distinctive bridge into downtown would add touch of class to Clinton Street. But pork is pork (note the term "earmark"):

However, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., secured $4 million in federal funds “earmarked for us to be allocated toward that bridge and to make it a real signature piece,” said Sharon Feasel, a redevelopment specialist for the city. Added to the $2 million INDOT will spend on the project, the budget to replace the bridge is about $6 million.

I guess being the party out of power -- even way out of power -- doesn't interfere with a legislator's ability to reward his political friends.

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