| They are also supportive of patronage-laden political systems and pork-barrel projects, which is the reason Fenton calls them jobs-oriented. |
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| Despite the bill's reach, pork-barrel projects are, for once, kept to a minimum. |
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| We resist borrowing, fearful of financing pork-barrel projects selected because of political calculations rather than need. |
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| At present, scarce public funds are frittered away on local pork-barrel projects to buy congressional loyalties. |
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| We see no pattern with the government of any form of accountability on a long list of pork-barrel projects. |
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| That may sound like a recipe for pork-barrel projects and runaway spending. |
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| In one of his last cartoons for the paper, Sherffius drew a Republican elephant riding a pig representing pork-barrel projects. |
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| His political managers are placating allies in Congress by releasing funds for local pork-barrel projects. |
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| Recession has eaten into the government's ability to secure votes with pork-barrel projects. |
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| This will also prevent opposition lawmakers from burdening financial bills with their favorite pork-barrel projects and blackmailing the ruling party. |
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| But analysts say that retreat should not harm the prime minister's reformist bona fides as long as he does not devote extra funds to pork-barrel projects. |
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| One elephant rode a pig representing pork-barrel projects. |
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| Unless, of course, the government would care to offer a believable explanation to the contrary, I am forced to believe that the government has wasted billions on various pork-barrel projects and has called it security. |
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