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PORK SPENDING

The number of earmark spending projects in 2010 is down more than 10 percent from a year ago. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and most House Republicans have vowed to give up earmark requests next year, citing the depressed economy and budget deficits.