Wall Street Bailout Full of Pork

Here are some of the special-interest provisions that are now part of the Wall Street bailout legislation. The bill started at 3 pages, grew to 106 pages, and is now 451 pages.

? Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
? Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
? 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)
? Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
? American Samoa (Sec. 309)
? Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
? Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
? Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
? Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
? Railroads (Sec. 316)
? Auto Racing Tracks (317)
? District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
? Wool Research (Sec. 325)