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Both Parties Pile Earmarks Onto Spending Bill

By Jennifer Bendery
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 10, 2009, Midnight

House Republicans trumpeting their efforts to rein in federal spending may have some difficulty explaining the $446.8 billion omnibus appropriations bill released Tuesday night, in which they have tucked thousands of pet projects totaling more than $1 billion.

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