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Congress has passed legislation authorizing $700 billion in government money to shore up the nation’s stressed financial industry. The 263-171 vote by the House sends the Senate-passed version to the White House for President Bush’s signature.
UPDATED: Tennessee Roll Call: Blackburn, David Davis, Lincoln Davis, Duncan voting no. Cooper, Cohen, Gordon, Tanner and Wamp [...]

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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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