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WASHINGTON -- A federal agency that hands out economic development dollars should be popular during tough economic times.

And the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration, headed by former Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez, is getting twice as many requests than it can fund.

But the EDA isn't so popular among some members of Congress.

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