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bunches of porkers and only one corker

Posted in Tennessee, US on Jun 7th, 2008

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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