European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU has decided to earmark nearly $90 million in new humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley and other areas where the government is fighting a fierce Taliban insurgency.

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And what happened is she never said no, but the money was eventually sent to Alaska but with the earmark for the bridge to nowhere taken out of it.

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As for the sneaker tax, it could represent a new wave of targeted taxes that earmark revenue for particular use.

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They want to solve specific problems in a specific way (rather than just earmark money for some vaguely benevolent purpose).

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