WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's an outrageous tale: The federal government spends one out of every $10 in transportation aid on wasteful projects such as refurbishing a giant roadside coffee pot and constructing turtle tunnels....
Fact Check: Gop Lawmakers Spin Funding Tall Tales
By JOAN LOWY, Associated Press: Nation
Sun, 10/30/2011 - 5:11am
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