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Voters give pork pushers the chop

By Walter Alarkon, The Hill The landscape for earmarkers in Congress has changed dramatically this election cycle. Appropriators from both parties have [...]

1,000 fewer earmarks in 2009

James Hohmann, Politico The stigma of earmarks is clearly having some effect on members of Congress – the number of earmarks dropped [...]

Leaders in House Block Earmarks to Corporations

By ERIC LICHTBLAU, The New York Times WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders on Wednesday banned budget earmarks to private industry, ending a [...]

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