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gmsc3/12/2009 12:52:45 am PDT

Feds spending millions on Kennedy legacy in Mass.

BOSTON (AP) — More than one out of every five dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys.

The bill includes $5.8 million for the planning and design of a building to house a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate. The funding may also help support an endowment for the institute.

If you can keep your lunch down through this excerpt, try reading the whole thing.