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A Stevens Earmark Funds a ‘Ferry to Nowhere’

By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 15, 2007, Midnight

The $20 million earmark penned by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for a ferry project in the state — part of new defense spending legislation signed by President Bush earlier this week — could be a financial boon for those close to the lawmaker, including several figures in a high-profile federal political corruption probe in Alaska.

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