EDITORIAL NO-PORK DIET END OF EARMARKS MAY HURT SOME, BUT IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.VARIOUS San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley-area organizations and causes are lamenting a temporary ban that the incoming Democratic congressional majority is imposing on ``earmarks,'' and understandably so. Many have come to depend on such appropriations to get by. That said, if a little pain is the price of ending Congress' rampant misspending, so be it. There's no doubt some of the affected causes, including some local old-age homes and school programs, are worthy, but that doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. mean they are legitimate federal expenses. Pork pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos have limited its use, especially among Jews and Muslims. always looks good to those who get a piece, but the toll on the federal budget is too much. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for Congress to start spending the nation's money wisely, and not to buy votes -- even if that affects some local concerns. |
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