JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Rep. Todd Akin has backed almost $100 million in earmarks in recent years, including money for home-state military programs and local highway work. During his Republican Senate primary this summer, Akin even aired a television ad proudly defending his effort to get federal dollars for military armor in "what some call earmarks."
Akin parses his stance on earmarks
Monday, October 1, 2012 | 2:32 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:20 p.m. CST, Thursday, November 8, 2012
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