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GOP senators list what they say are the 100 worst stimulus projects

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A report to be released Tuesday by conservative Republican Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain cited these and 97 other projects as leading examples of misguided or wasteful spending under the Obama administration’s $862 billion economic stimulus bill.

Titled “Summertime Blues,” the report is the third by the two senators targeting projects that they say fail to meet the job-creation goal of spending under the Recovery Act of 2009.

“We owe it to all Americans that are paying taxes and struggling to find jobs, to rebuild our economy without doing additional harm, and to do it in a way that expands opportunities for future generations,” said the introduction to the report by Coburn, R-Oklahoma, and McCain, R-Arizona. “Too many stimulus projects are failing to meet that goal.”

Full story: GOP senators list what they say are the 100 worst stimulus projects – CNN.com

WATCH THE REPORT HERE