10 Wasteful Stimulus Projects

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Anyone who still thinks the Obama stimulus was a good idea and helped the U.S. economy up off its back would do well to take a look at a new report--titled "Summertime Blues"--documenting just how wasteful and mismanaged it is.

Prepared by Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John McCain of Arizona, the report highlights 100 projects funded through the economic stimulus package that run counter to its stated purpose as investments in "long-term priorities to create and sustain economic growth."

Here are ten such projects.

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