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Bob Bennett: Gold Medal Parker. (Insider Report).


Just in time for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Republican Senator Robert Bennett Robert Bennett or Bob Bennett is the name of:
  • Robert Bennett (Melbourne mayor) (1822-1881), mayor of Melbourne (1861-1862).
  • Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), composer.
  • Robert Howard Bennett, 1948 Olympics bronze medalist in hammer throw.
 was named "Porker porker

the class of pig judged to be most suitable for conversion to pork. The target age and weight vary too much between localities to make a general statement worthwhile.
 of the Month" by Citizens Against Public Waste (CAPW). The dubious distinction was conferred con·fer  
v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers

v.tr.
1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.
 upon Utah's junior senator for his role in securing an estimated $1.5 billion in Olympic-related federal subsidies.

"Bennett used his position on the Senate Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:
  • the United States House Committee on Appropriations
  • the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
 to get more money for Utah," explained CAPW's Kerrie Rezac. "The Olympics was the excuse." In his own defense, Senator Bennett recurred to a familiar refrain: "As I've continually said, the 2002 Games are America's Games, not just Salt Lake City's and the participation of the U.S. government is not only an appropriate responsibility, but a privilege." American taxpayers could have been spared the "privilege" of underwriting Underwriting

1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt).

2. The process of issuing insurance policies.
 highway construction projects and other federally funded projects benefiting some of the nation's wealthiest land developers. (See "Going for the (Taxpayers') Gold," in our January 28th issue.)
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Title Annotation:Porker of the Month
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 11, 2002
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