A Military Earmark's Ties to Obama Money Man
By Matthew Mosk
Sen. Barack Obama requested $8 million for a military defense contractor tha
t has close ties to one of his most prodigious fundraisers.
Obama disclosed the 2006 request on a long list of earmark requests his camp
aign made public today. The $8 million was for something called a "High Expl
osive Air Burst Technology Program." The request led to $1.3 million in fund
ing for the program. According to the campaign's earmark disclosure, th
