Oink! Oink! Congress goes hog wild with farm bill


	Oink! Oink! Congress goes hog wild with farm bill

jatfla

5-8-2008 1:38 PM

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jatfla says:

Seems like big oil isn't the only influence peddler in Washington. Do we really have this kind of money to share with the likes of Sam Donaldson and Ted Turner....who the article names as examples of beneficiaries?

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