Shelby’s pork as payoff?

It sure looks that way. The unusual ?blanket hold? placed on Obama administration nominees by Senator Richard Shelby, represents an effort to support a firm that has contributed more than $100,000 to the Alabama Republican over the course of his long political career, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis. Shelby reportedly initiated the …

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