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WASTEFUL EARMARKS HIGHLIGHTED IN WASHINGTON

Tom Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, discusses his organizations 2007 Congressional Pig Book Summary that highlights wasteful spending by the Congress during a news conference in Washington on March 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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