Bush Admin. Doling Out Federal Funds To Political Allies... Anti-Abortion Groups, "Faith-Based" Initiatives Rake It In Over $500M...

The Washington Post Thomas B. Edsall March 22, 2006 at 03:08 PM
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For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money. Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control, and groups closely aligned with the AFL-CIO got Labor Department grants to run worker-training programs.

In the Bush administration, conservatives are discovering that turnabout is fair play: Millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed to groups that support President Bush's agenda on abortion and other social issues.

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Bush Admin. Funneling Millions In Taxpayer Funds To Political And Ideological Allies...

Washington Post Thomas B. Edsall March 22, 2006 at 01:21 PM

For years, conservatives have complained about what they saw as the liberal tilt of federal grant money. Taxpayer funds went to abortion rights groups such as Planned Parenthood to promote birth control, and groups closely aligned with the AFL-CIO got Labor Department grants to run worker-training programs.

In the Bush administration, conservatives are discovering that turnabout is fair play: Millions of dollars in taxpayer funds have flowed to groups that support President Bush's agenda on abortion and other social issues.

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