http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/congress+earmarks PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/7295 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/7295 Lawmakers' Profits Are Scrutinized<br />Hastert and Others Defend Land Gains<br /><br />By Jonathan Weisman<br />Washington Post Staff Writer<br />Thursday, June 22, 2006; Page A01<br /><br />House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) made a $2 million profit last year on the sale of land 5 1/2 miles from a highway project that he helped to finance with targeted federal funds. ...<br />