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In the NYT:
So much for trimming the pork.
The practice of decorating legislation with billions of dollars in pet projects and federal contracts is still thriving on Capitol Hill — despite public outrage that helped flip control of Congress two years ago.
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Anti-pork watchdogs, for example, point to the $1.8 million in five earmarks for Chicago’s Shedd [...]

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According to the Times-Free Press, Tennessee Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker have struck a retaliatory blow at Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid, who blocked the reappointment of two Republicans to the TVA board.
In a procedural move pouty mood late Thursday night, the Tennessee lawmakers objected to one of Sen. Reid’s appointments to the Institute [...]

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According to WJHL, the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport hosted rescue crews from Hawkins County, Kingsport and Mt. Carmel, during special training at the plant Thursday. Because the plant produces explosives, they see their facility as a potential target for terrorists.
HAAP may also be a target for Bob Corker and his crusade to [...]

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The staff at the Bristol Herald Courier allegedly e-mailed the Mountain Empire Region’s six federal representatives nine questions about the Freedom of Information Act and other federal open government policy matters.
They had hoped to use the responses as part of an article to run for National Sunshine Week.  The newspaper later canned the idea because [...]

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