Metaphor for some special-interest government spending |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2024 |
Self-serving use of government funds |
Universal |
27 May 2022 |
Political patronage, informally |
Premier Sunday |
03 Oct 2021 |
Container for a sausage meat? |
Universal |
30 May 2021 |
*Political spending on pet projects (note letters 5 to 7 in this answer) |
Universal |
07 Apr 2021 |
Pet project legislation |
Newsday |
17 May 2020 |
House addition? |
Universal |
10 May 2019 |
Spending for political pet projects |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2019 |
Spending for political pet projects |
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House addition? |
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Special-interest government spending |
LA Times Daily |
29 Mar 2017 |
Special-interest government spending |
The Washington Post |
29 Mar 2017 |
Wasteful legislation |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2016 |
Like some wasteful government spending |
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Political patronage |
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Political patronage |
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Source of patronage jobs |
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Type of government spending typified by the Bridge to Nowhere |
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Politician's pet project procurement |
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Type of government spending typified by the Bridge to Nowhere |
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Wasteful government expense |
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Politico's patronage |
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Odd container for baby back ribs? |
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Spending for a pol's pet project |
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Politician's project |
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Source of patronage jobs |
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Government patronage source |
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Pol's self-indulgent project, informally |
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Pol's self-indulgent project, informally |
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Spending for which Sen. Byrd is infamous |
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Breakfast for the home folks? |
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Legislative favoritism |
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Political patronage |
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Self-serving legislation |
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One kind of legislation |
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River and Harbor bill, for example. |
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Political giveaway: Slang. |
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Political patronage: Slang. |
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Symbol of political patronage. |
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Congressional bonanza. |
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