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On infamous "Coconut Road" earmark finagled by Rep. Don Young, "It's very possible people ought to go to jail."

The Senate is actually proceeding with its effort to get to the bottom of the "Coconut Road" earmark scandal.  And, by get to the bottom, Senators are actually pushing for a criminal investigation:

The Senate moved yesterday toward asking the Justice Department for a criminal investigation of a $10 million legislative earmark whose provisions were mysteriously altered after Congress gave final approval to a huge 2005 highway funding bill.

In what may become the first formal request from Congress for a criminal inquiry into one of its own special projects, top Senate Democrats and Republicans have endorsed taking action in connection with the earmark that Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, inserted into the legislation.

"It's very possible people ought to go to jail," said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, which oversees highway funding.

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