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Sen. Shelby Holds Obama’s Nominees Hostage Over Earmarks

Alabama Republican Senator Richard Shelby is threatening to “blanket hold” President Barack Obama’s presidential nominations unless an earmark that would award a $35 billion contract defense contract to a French aerospace company is reestablished. The earmark would result in providing an advantage to Airbus over U.S. based Boeing in the bidding process.

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