Funds for Local Projects Overload Spending Bill; Protecting Sunflowers From Birds and Battling Wild Hogs Are 2 Prime Examples

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite soaring deficits, the government spending plan awaiting President Bush's signature is chock-full of special items for industries and communities. Consider $443,000 to develop salmon-fortified baby food, or $350,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Lawmakers from both parties who approved the $388 billion package last weekend set aside plenty of money for projects certain to sow good will in their home districts.

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Funds for Local Projects Overload Spending Bill; Protecting Sunflowers From Birds and Battling Wild Hogs Are 2 Prime Examples

The time-honored practice flourished despite the ballooning deficit, less money for federal programs and rising unease about how govern...

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