Leading government-waste watchdogs say they are increasingly worried that 2011 will be the year of backdoor earmarking through congressional letters and phone calls to federal agencies.
Watchdogs contacted by The Hill on Tuesday said that so-called “lettermarking” and “phonemarking” could eclipse earmarking as the top concern of groups that monitor government spending.
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