Johnson's earmark requests exclude private businesses

U.S. Rep. Timothy Johnson, R-Urbana, has released his list of earmark requests for the 2010 federal budget, and it looks a bit different than in years past.

There are no requests for federal funds for private businesses, even if Defense Department contracts are involved.

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