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The Valentine Earmark
By Al Kamen
Friday, February 3, 2006; Page A17
Mark the date! Earmark Feb. 20 for the opening of the $14.2 million library wing at the University of Louisville.
No private fundraising was needed for this one, a university source said. It's all from the federal government, an earmark by an alum, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). And the new library's auditorium is to be named for his wife, Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao .