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	Pork barrel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pork barrel, in a literal sense, is a barrel in which pork is kept, but figuratively is a supply of money; often the source of one's livelihood.
		In politics, a pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term describing government spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.
		One of the earliest examples of pork barrel politics in the United States was the Bonus Bill of 1817, which was introduced by John C. Calhoun to construct highways linking the East and South of the United States to its Western frontier using the earnings bonus from the Second Bank of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pork_barrel (623 words)

	ipedia.com: Pork barrel Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pork barrel is a derogatory term used to describe government spending that is intended to enrich constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign cont...
		Pork barrel is a derogatory term used to describe government spending that is intended to enrich constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.
		One of the earliest examples of pork barreling was the Bonus Bill of 1817, which was introduced by John Calhoun to construct highways linking the East and South of the United States to its Western frontier using the earnings Bonus from the Second Bank of the United States.
	www.ipedia.com /pork_barrel.html (248 words)

	The Perils of Pork
		And talks with suppliers and contractors who do pork barrel projects, as well as with Congress insiders, only confirm what critics of the funds have been saying all along: the allocations have become magnets of greed, and it is the very poor who pay.
		The term "pork barrel," says US pundit William Safire, is derived from a practice during pre-Civil War days in the United States when masters would give their fl slaves salted pork in barrels.
		Congressmen defending their pork insist that the process is "transparent" enough since, they say, government agencies that implement the projects are the ones who have full control of the planning, costing as well as selection of a contractor or supplier for these.
	www.pcij.org /stories/1998/pork.html (2387 words)

	TAP: Vol 3, Iss. 11. The Pork Barrel Objection. Steven Kelman. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The pork barrel problem is worrisome, but it need not be fatal, especially if one pays attention to the design of programs and institutions involved in public investment projects.
		Similarly, pork barrel considerations are least likely to influence issues of institutional design if they are raised and resolved before a penny is spent.
		Third, chances of avoiding pork barrel problems are greatest for programs where the size of individual investments is quite small or where it is quite large, and the chances are worst for those with project sizes in between.
	www.prospect.org /print/V3/11/kelman-s.html (1297 words)

	Re: Pork Barrel
		When 20th-century legislators doled out appropriations that benefited their home districts, someone apparently made an association between the profit a farmer got from a barrel of pork and the benefits derived from certain state and federal projects.
		By 1909, "pork barrel" was being used as a noun naming such government appropriations, and today the term is often used attributively in constructions such as "pork barrel politics" or "pork barrel project."
		PORK BARREL - "the state or national treasury, into which politicians and government officials dip for 'pork,' or funds for local projects.The phrase probably is derived from the pre-Civil War practice of periodically distributing salt pork to the slaves from huge barrels." From "Safire's New Political Dictionary" by William Safire (Random House, New York, 1993).
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/26/messages/983.html (306 words)

	CONGRESS PORK BARREL - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The term "pork barrel" stems back to the early 1800s when the popular meat was packed that way, and hungry farm hands reached in for slabs of salt pork.
		Pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term...
		By Efren L. pork barrel, saying he is giving up his entire allocation for next year.
	pork.facdt.com /index.php?k=CONGRESS--PORK-BARREL (1347 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pork barrel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An appropriation bill is a legislative motion which authorizes the government to spend money.
		Pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term describing government spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.
		One of the earliest examples of pork barrel politics in the United States was the Bonus Bill of 1817, which was introduced by John Calhoun to construct highways linking the East and South of the United States to its Western frontier using the earnings bonus from the Second Bank of the United States.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pork-barrel (1713 words)

	Pork Barrel Sending - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Smoked pork was once shipped in barrels, and "pork-barrel politics" was derived from a satirical suggestion that...
		The fact is pork barrel provisions have skyrocketed from 958 specific projects or programs totaling $12.5...
		He goes on to state that pork barrel politics perpetuates a culture of fiscal irresponsibility...
	pork.facdt.com /index.php?k=pork-barrel-sending (1117 words)

	Citizens Against Government Waste: Pork Barrel Report
		Following the lead of the Department of Homeland Security's terrorism threat system, CAGW thought it would be in the interest of taxpayers to know when their tax dollars are most in danger of being wasted.
		The Pork Advisory Level is at GUARDED now that Congress has finished passing its fiscal 2006 appropriations.
		compiles the 13,997 pork projects in the fiscal 2005 appropriations bills.
	www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=reports_porkbarrelreport (185 words)

	Webguild Sentinel Pork Barrel Spending
		This year CAGW predicts even higher pork totals when the final tally is made of the 106th Congress for the fiscal year 2001.
		There is about $85 million more in pork attached to this year's Agriculture appropriation than in fiscal 2001, an increase of 75 percent.
		Per capita pork for Alaska was 30 times the national average, while Hawaii raked in 15 times the per capita national average of $25.52.
	www.webguild.com /sentinel/gov_waste.htm (1329 words)

	Spot-On: Chris Nolan: Pork Barrel Politics
		It's saying that cutting government spending by scouring the latest highway bill for "pork" is a good substitute for, I dunno, raising taxes and for the first time in a generation allowing government spending to become slightly less shameful about spending money in a pro-active way.
		But pork is in the eye of the beholder.
		A seismic retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge isn't pork in an area of the country that's prone to earthquakes.
	www.spot-on.com /archives/000928.html (1166 words)

	Government watchdog sees more tax dollars going to pork - Apr. 15, 2005
		"Pork is the inevitable feature of the democratic process," said Kevin Hassett, a director of economic policy studies who specializes in tax policy at the American Enterprise Institute.
		This year's record pork spending amounts to a drop in the bucket of President Bush's last budget proposal coming in at $2.6 trillion for 2005.
		Moreover, the past 14 years of pork barrel spending identified by the CAGW adds up to $212 billion -- not even a third of the 2005 federal budget deficit projected by the Congressional Budget Office.
	money.cnn.com /2005/04/15/news/economy/pork (721 words)

	Fool.com: What's the Beef With Pork? [Commentary] May 6, 2003
		Every year, pork barrel legislation finds its way into the federal budget, most perniciously as earmarks.
		Pork is spent via earmarks -- specific appropriations that direct federal agencies to spend funds in a certain way.
		Longtime inhabitants of the Capitol such as Senator Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.) view pork barrel earmarks positively, saying that members know what their constituents need.
	www.fool.com /news/commentary/2003/commentary030506TJ.htm?source=EDNWFT (1411 words)

	Pork Barrel Projects
		The senator lists what he considers to be the top 10 pork barrel projects approved by Congress this year.
		We continue to ask why some folks always think pork barrel spending is something in somebody else's section of the nation.
		And America will continue to see wasteful pork barrel spending until we finally have a constitutional amendment giving the president a line-item veto.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/editorials/story/d39db1212 (186 words)

	AllPolitics - At The Trough: Pork's Persistence - June 9, 1997
		Some contend that pork spending amounts to only a minuscule portion of the nation's $1-trillion budget.
		They point out that pork spending is heavily concentrated in the districts and states of congressional appropriators, skewing federal resources and giving a select group undue influence.
		Cato's Moore says a constitutional argument can be made against pork, that "spending can only take place if it's in the general welfare." Pork spending, he says, "violates the letter and the spirit of the Constitution."
	www.cnn.com /ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/pork (1487 words)

	Catfish get $500K, but shrimp, $4M=TheHill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Since 2001, total pork costs have risen by 22 percent, according to the group.
		CAGW defined pork as any spending allocation requested by only one chamber of Congress, serving only a local or special interest, or “greatly” exceeding previous funding or requests for funding.
		The organization also identified pork as a spending project that was not specifically authorized, competitively awarded or the subject of a congressional hearing.
	www.hillnews.com /news/040903/pork.aspx (580 words)

	Citizens Against Government Waste: pigbookintro
		The top three increases in pork from fiscal 2004 to fiscal 2005 were: Homeland Security from $423 million to $1.72 billion (306 percent); Energy and Water from $714 million to $1.88 billion (163 percent); and Labor/HHS from $943 million to $1.7 billion (80 percent).
		Total earmarks decreased by 28 percent, from 199 to 143, and the total amount of pork decreased by 5 percent, from $1 billion in fiscal 2004 to $974 million in fiscal 2005.
		However, the number of pork projects increased by 10 percent, from 2,039 in fiscal 2004 to 2,243 in fiscal 2005.
	www.cagw.org /site/PageServer?pagename=reports_pigbook2005 (8200 words)

	Margo Kingston's Webdiary - smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By 1890, the New York Times was comfortable in using "pork" in a headline knowing its readers would understand that it describes government spending intended to enrich the constituents of a particular politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.
		This sort of pork barrelling rationale, while in line with traditional National principles, shows why many residents of the bush think that the Nats are on the nose.
		When a government rolls out the pork barrel it is funding something that benefits a particular district, whose legislator thereby wins favour with local voters.
	webdiary.smh.com.au /archives/001153.html (2744 words)

	Bush Administration Faces Heat on Pork Barrel Spending
		According to this year’s report, the number of individual pork projects has nearly tripled in the last three years, from 2,143 to an incredible 6,333.
		CAGW defines pork as projects that have a limited benefit to the public at large.
		President Bush has promised to cut pork barrel spending, but it is still too early to tell if he will keep or break his word.
	www.progress.org /tcs62.htm (430 words)

	John Hawks Anthropology Weblog : Pork barrel paleoanthropology
		This cost is analogous to the cost of parliamentary process on legislation: essential items are combined with each other into "omnibus" bills that include lots of nonessentials put in to make certain legislators happy.
		When this research comes back into anthropology, to support ideas in an anthropological article, the context of all that pork barrel thinking is completely lost.
		All that is left is the impression that genetic data "support" some hypothesis about human evolution, without consideration of all the alternative hypotheses that have been left out of the discussion.
	johnhawks.net /weblog/topics/meta/pork_barrel_paleoanthropology.html (1297 words)

	The Chronicle: 9/26/2003: Academic Pork Barrel Tops $2-Billion for the First Time
		Of the 30 top recipients of academic pork in 2003, 17 were also among the 100 academic institutions receiving the most federal research funds over all in the 2001 fiscal year, the most recent for which figures are available.
		And of those 100 institutions, 89 received a combined total of $573-million in earmarked funds for research in 2003, or 40 percent of all academic-research pork.
		Another common denominator among the academic institutions that get the most earmarked funds is that they are frequently located in states represented by an influential member of Congress, especially one who sits on the powerful Appropriations Committees in the Senate and House of Representatives.
	chronicle.com /free/v50/i05/05a01801.htm (2061 words)

	School Work on Scrapping the Pork BArrel
		The pork barrel is also known as the Countryside Development Fund (CDF).
		I want them to give up the pork barrel because this is one form of corrupting the government.
		Each of the congressmen have their own discretion on where to utilizes or where to put their pork barrel and the public would not even know exactly where the money went.
	www.123schoolwork.com /show_essay/256373.html (123 words)

	YourCongress.com - FIVE REASONS PORK BARREL SPENDING PERSISTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Television programs detail "the fleecing of America." So many people are upset about wasteful, pork barrel spending that there are organizations you can join to help fight it.
		The same guy who says he hates pork barrel spending will be happy as a clam when the bridge that he drives on everyday is fixed.
		Most Members of Congress are highly sensitive to being ridiculed in the press, and are usually reluctant to push for projects that don't have community support.
	www.yourcongress.com /ViewArticle.asp?article_id=168 (417 words)

	Pork Barrel Macintosh Shareware Game from Gypsy King Software
		If you've ever wanted to be president, you'll get your chance in Pork Barrel.
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	www.gypsyware.com /porkbarrel.html (220 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: Roll out the pork barrel by Jeff Jacoby - Aug 4, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		McCain is a Republican, and it might surprise younger readers to learn that spending discipline was once a basic Republican principle.
		Republicans today are simply the other big-government party -- just as capable of squandering public funds, and just as eager to fill barrels with pork, as their fellow-spendthrifts across the aisle.
		Jeff Jacoby is an Op-Ed writer for the Boston Globe, a radio political commentator, and a contributing columnist for Townhall.com.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/jeffjacoby/jj20050804.shtml (923 words)

	NASA and pork barrel spending in space
		NASA officials may prefer to blame it all on Congress but under our current campaign finance regulatory scheme, members of Congress who do not "go along with the program" risk getting understandably negative publicity and losing scarce votes during upcoming elections.
		First, though, here are Senate Science Committee member and former Chairperson John McCain´s criteria for what constitutes nonmeritorious pork barrel spending.
		EDITOR´s NOTE: NASA´s annual budget is a little over 3 times larger than the NSF´s, but as this report shows, NASA engages in nearly 9 times as much pork barrel spending.
	www.spaceprojects.com /pork2000 (1848 words)

	Pork Barrel Spending (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The federal government is giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "pork barrel spending." The Agriculture Department has announced plans to buy an extra $50 million dollars of pork, in addition to their already-scheduled meat purchases.
		To keep pork prices -- which are at their lowest level in 27 years, and have fallen by over 50% during the past year -- from falling any further.
		The government takes your money, then uses it to jack up your food bills.
	www.self-gov.org /good/a0248.html (105 words)

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