Stimulus money to 'phantom' districts

WASHINGTON – Did the Obama administration really pump billions of dollars into "phantom" congressional districts?
Republicans, bloggers and conservative think tanks have been circulating reports suggesting that money intended to create jobs and shore up the economy was unaccounted for, misused or lost in some sort of bookkeeping black hole.
The problem is real. Its significance is overstated, and in some instances, fabricated.
THE CHARGE: Using stimulus reports available on Recovery.gov, New Mexico attorney and political activist Jim Scarantino reported on his blog Monday that millions of dollars were being spent in New Mexico congressional districts that don't exist. Republicans on Capitol Hill quickly began circulating the report and reporters and bloggers began searching for other nonexistent districts.

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