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'Pig Book' targets government 'pork'

A watchdog group Wednesday accused Congress of wasting taxpayer dollars to please the people back home, despite the soaring deficit and mounting bills for hurricane damage and the war in Iraq.

Fortune: By The Numbers

With Congress committing at least $62 billion to cover the damage from Hurricane Katrina--and continuing to fund the war in Iraq--the pressure to spend responsibly has rarely been greater. But the ...

CNNMoney: Pork: Your tax dollars at work

Today is the day to send your taxes to Washington D.C., so it's natural to take a moment and think about where the money goes.

CNNMoney: Rodent goes to Washington

New York (CNN/Money) - Punxsutawney Phil teamed up with Republican congressman John Peterson on Capitol Hill Tuesday to defend a $100,000 grant considered pork by many for the way in which it was tucked inside a $388 billion spending bill.

CNNMoney: Where the money goes

Today's the day for forking over your taxes to the U.S. government, if you haven't already.

Fortune: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GRACE REPORT?

J. Peter Grace, longtime chief executive of W.R. Grace Co., made headlines in 1984 when the commission he headed came up with 2,478 ways to reduce federal waste, to the tune of $424 billion over a ...

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