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In The Blog's-Eye: The Kings (And Queen) Of Pork

The Truth Laid Bear, one of the blogs behind the PorkBusters campaign to curtail earmarks by lawmakers in federal spending bills, has added a feature to the effort: a Pork Hall of Shame.

Sen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican most closely associated with the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere," leads the early polling. But West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd, the senator long known as the "King of Pork," is not far behind. As of tonight, Stevens has 23 votes to Byrd's 21.

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is the only female member of Congress currently in the running. She has five positive votes and one negative vote.

The other lawmakers who have received votes so far are: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., (10 votes); Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska (5 votes); Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa (4 votes); Reps. Charlie Norwood, R-Ga., and John Murtha, D- Pa. (2 votes each); and House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. (1 vote).

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