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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) 2009 Pig Book VIDEO
2009-04-14 23:58:00 Earmarks Rise to $19.6 Billion in CAGW?s 2009 Pig Book(Washington, D.C.) - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released the 2009 Congressional Pig Book, the latest installment in the group?s 19-year exposé of pork-barrel spending. The Pig Book revealed 10,160 earmarks worth $19.6 billion.?Everyone in Washington has promised a new era of transparency and restraint in earmarks, from President Obama to the leaders of both parties in Congress,? said CAGW President Tom Schatz. ?Sadly, the hard numbers from the 2009 appropriations bills tell a different story. The current Democratic congressional majority is following the same trajectory as their Republican predecessors. They came into power promising to cut earmarks, and made a big show of it during their first two years. However, as the 2009 Pig Book amply illustrates, pork-barrel spending is growing fast.?While the number of specific projects declined by 12.5 percent, from 11,610 in fiscal year 2008 to 10,160 in fiscal ...
Obama, the Arab world is watching?
2008-06-05 11:47:00 I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet ...
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California?s water deal sounds fishy to me
2008-01-26 18:06:00 My Way News reports: With water becoming increasingly precious in California, a rising number of farmers figure they can make more money by selling their water than by actually growing something. Because farmers get their water at subsidized rates, some of them see financial opportunity this year in selling their allotments to Los Angeles and other desperately ...
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Help Decide the 2007 Porker of the Year!
2008-01-25 04:33:00 Help Decide the 2007 Porker of the Year! And the Nominees are: Rep. James Clyburn Sen. Blanche Lincoln Rep. John “Jack” Murtha Rep. James Oberstar Sen. Richard Shelby Rep. Don Young Cast Your Vote! WOULD YA BUY ME A COFFEE? Click here to donate via PayPal.
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