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Below are five of the more unusual earmarks (aka Congressional Pork) in H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 [Bailout 2008]. You may notice several names pop up quite a bit in them, including Senator Max Baucus.

The global financial crisis has taken a perilous turn: As government efforts to tame it grow more aggressive, markets are becoming less confident those efforts will succeed.

Sherman, who voted against bailout: “The one thing that’s been proven is the absolute fear-mongering that’s being used to drive us is false. I’ve seen members turn to each other and say if we don’t pass this bill, we’re going to have martial l

Quite interesting to me. I don't find it particularly flattering for either party, at least among those who had presidential aspirations. I wonder if their salaries were prorated in proportion to their voting?

Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was told Monday.

Doesn't this sound like something from David Letterman -- "Top 10 tax sweeteners in the bailout bill"? But this is no joke. It's a partial list of the pork included in the $700 billion Wall Street bailout Congress approved