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The "Pig Book," an annual report detailing the excesses of pork spending, has served up its usual heavy-duty mockery of congressional excesses. But this year the meat spit is smaller.

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Pork highlights -- with beef and potatoesupdated: Wed Apr 14 2010 13:41:00

Here are so-called "Oinkers" of the year, listed in the "2010 Congressional Pig Book Summary," which was released on Wednesday by the nonpartisan group Citizens Against Government Waste.

'Pig Book' names congressional porkers updated: Wed Apr 02 2008 17:12:00

A watchdog group critical of pork barrel spending released its latest findings Wednesday targeting the top Congressional "porkers."

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The EPA moves to veto an Army Corps of Engineers project that would destroy a huge swath of Delta wetlands

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Showdown over must-pass spending bill on the horizonupdated: Thu May 04 2006 16:32:00

The Senate approved nearly $109 billion in additional war and hurricane relief money Thursday despite a White House threat to veto the bill over what it called "unnecessary spending."

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