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Bailout bill brings home the bacon
The $700-billion financial bailout package has been swiftly signed into law, with a hefty side of pork.
The legislation adds $110 billion in sweeteners, like a $2-million tax break to benefit manufacturers of wooden arrows for children - that were added to win the votes of some in Congress who had cast nay ballots.
Pork is nothing new in Congress, whose members often disguise such measures...
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