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The Cold Shoulder Award
to Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) for $325 million in pork for Alaska.

The Flushing our Money Down the Toilet Award
to Representative Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) for $1 million for the Waterfree Urinal Conservation Initiative.

The Pacific Fleeced Award
to Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) for his $482 million in pork for Hawaii.

The Flood of Pork Award
for $100 million for Energy and Water pork in the state of Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and Representative Rodney Alexander (R-La.).


The Unlucky Charm Award
for $13.5 million for the International Fund for Ireland, which includes funding for the World Toilet Summit.


The Moooving our Money Award
to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) for $250,000 for the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa.


The Tempest in a Teapot Award
for $500,000 for the Sparta Teapot Museum in Sparta, North Carolina.


The Drama Queen Award
to Representative Anne Northup (R-Ky.) for her help in securing $150,000 for the Actors Theater in Louisville, Kentucky.


The Hole Lotta Waste Award
for $5 million to the Capitol Visitor Center.


The Cool Hand Duke Award
for $5 million for a Provost Marshall screening facility at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in the district of newly incarcerated former Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Calif.).


The Taxpayers are Knocked Out (TKO) Award
to Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for $100,000 for the Richard Steele Boxing Club in Henderson, Nevada.

The Kick in the Glass Award
for $550,000 for the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington.

The Taxpayers Get Stuffed Award
for $234,000 for the National Wild Turkey Federation in Edgefield, South Carolina. 


The Molehill into a Mountain Award
to Representative Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) for $2.2 million for the MountainMade Foundation, a nonprofit organization that he helped set up.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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