Tom Coburn joins bid to fight earmarks

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL | Modified: January 8, 2009 at 4:41 am | Published: January 8, 2009   

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn joined a new effort Thursday to eliminate pork-barrel projects, and he praised President-elect Barack Obama’s decision to appoint a special spending watchdog.

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Coburn, R-Muskogee, also said he didn’t plan to back down from his battles over spending, even if Democratic leaders tried to make life tougher for him.

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