Pork Barrel Spending

MANCHESTER N.H. - Can the Republican establishment and Sarah Palin find happiness in New Hampshire?
First-time candidate Kelly Ayotte hopes so as she campaigns for a Senate seat in a state known for a late-deciding, independent-minded electorate.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama sent legislation to Congress on Monday that would allow him to force lawmakers to vote on cutting earmarks and wasteful programs from spending bills.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - It's early on a Monday in north Alabama's "space city," and Sen.
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