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pigbook.sPubDate = "4/3/2008 1:17:24 AM GMT";
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pigbook.appHeader = "Pig Book \"Oinkers\" of 2008";
pigbook.appDeck = "Each year, Citizens Against Government Waste identifies pork-barrel projects in the federal budget as well as members of Congress the group deems responsible for the earmarks. Here’s a listing of  the watchdog group’s “Pig Book” awards.";
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pigbook[i-1].body = "Representative Mike Thompson, D-Calif., for $211,509 in olive fruit fly research in Paris, France. ";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., for $3 million for The First Tee in the defense appropriations bill.";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., for $23 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., for $1,950,000 for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Montana Democratic Sens. Max Baucaus and Jon Tester for $148,950 for the Montana Sheep Institute. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Rep. Ann Esshoo, D-Calif., for $1.6 million for the Allen Telescope Array. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.,for $344,540 for the city of Chicago GreenStreets Tree Planting Program. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Award for $7.9 million for 36 theaters in 21 states. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, for $173.2 million in defense pork. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Rep. Thomas Allen, D-Maine, for $188,000 for the Lobster Institute. <p>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., for $98,000 to develop a walking tour of Boydton, Virginia. <br>";

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pigbook[i-1].body = "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,D-Nev., for $196,000 for the renovation and transformation of the historic downtown Post Office in Las Vegas.";

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