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Proxmire honored for sharp eye on money Taxpayers' group gives founderof Golden Fleece an award of his own
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Saying William Proxmire created "one of the most popular and
enduring icons of American politics," Taxpayers for Common Sense
presented its lifetime achievement award Tuesday to the former
Wisconsin senator for his Golden Fleece awards.
From 1975 through 1988, Proxmire ridiculed what he regarded as
"wasteful, ridiculous or ironic use of the taxpayers' money."
The taxpayers' organization said he had focused public attention
on budgetary waste in every branch of government.
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GOLDEN FLEECE JUST HASN'T GOT THE PROXMIRE ZING.(IDEAS)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
; ... paragon of fiscal responsibility and personal rectitude. For 13 years, until his retirement in 1988, Proxmire held a monthly news conference to announce another Golden Fleece awarded to some especially ridiculous or ironic waste of tax money. The money involved ...
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Restoring the `Golden Fleece'
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... his famous "Golden Fleece" awards. Although Proxmire retired from the Senate in 1989, his Golden Fleece awards are back in the news. A group called Taxpayers for Common Sense has revived them, with the cooperation of Proxmire, 84, who still lives in Washington ...
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With a nod to Proxmire
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; With a nod to Proxmire, `Golden Fleece' awards return Taxpayers group targets low-cost lease for high-end mall near Florida airport By KATHERINE M. SKIBA of the Journal Sentinel staff Thursday, July 6, 2000 Washington -- William Proxmire was famous for lampooning government waste. As a U.S. senator
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ASK THE GLOBE
The Boston Globe
; Q. Who gives out the Golden Fleece awards? J.T., Dedham A. The Golden Fleece awards were initiated in the spring of 1975 by William Proxmire, then a US senator from Wisconsin. Proxmire, a Democrat, decreed that the award should be presented monthly to the government agency or other organization
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Political maverick dies at 90; Former senator was known for creating 'Golden Fleece' awards for frivolous spending
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Wisconsin Sen. William Proxmire, the political maverick who became Congress' leading scourge of big spending and government waste, died Thursday. He was 90. Proxmire, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, died at Copper Ridge, a convalescent home in Sykesville, Md., Copper
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