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Giant Pigs Displayed in Taiwan's Pig of God Festival

Revelers in Taiwan paraded the bodies of giant pigs through the streets of New Taipei City during a controversial celebration called the Pig of God festival. Farmers spent years fattening up more than 60 pigs with special feeds and other treatments before bringing them to the annual heaviest pig contest on Feb. 8, which...

Pigging Out: Baltimore Bar Hosts 'Bacon Happy Hour'

(Dec. 14) -- Bacon. It's everywhere: on our plates, in our drinks and constantly on our minds. Now, the popular pork product is even showing up at a dive bar in Baltimore -- at a tiny watering hole called Bad Decisions that's quickly becoming the place to pig-out. Every month, Bad Decisions -- located in the lively...

Sen. Reid Calls Earmarks an 'Obligation'

(Nov. 17) -- As Senate Republicans moved to enact a two-year moratorium on earmarks this week, dissent roiled the ranks of Democrats and Republicans over the practice that allows individual lawmakers to designate federal funds for specific projects, usually in their states. Although Senate Republicans have vowed to halt...

Opinion: What's So Bad About Earmarks?

(Nov. 16) -- Few words are dirtier in Washington than "earmark." Soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner has vowed to ban them. President Barack Obama has called for earmark reform. The chairmen of the president's debt commission say the practice should be eliminated. And on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,...

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05/21/12 *Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man* Source: Marginal Revolution That is the new and oddly underreported book by Mark Kurlansky , about Clarence Birdseye and the early history of frozen food.
05/19/12 South Wales Evening Post published War vet died after... Source: This is Carmarthenshire - Wales - UK A WAR veteran who died after choking on a piece of bacon in a Swansea nursing home had lost his false teeth an inquest has heard.
05/17/12 Hispanic group holds raffle, pig roast in Adamstown Source: Gazette.net - Gaithersburg MD Centro Hispano de Frederick will play host to a raffle and pig roast in Adamstown.
05/16/12 The Idle American: When Pigs Fly... (Columnists) Source: Mason County News - Mason TX Once a track coach, always a track coach.
05/06/12 Warm winter fattens up U.S. pork supply Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Iowas hogs enjoyed the warm winter so much that they put on extra weight, which will be good news for lovers of bacon, ham and pork ribs as the warm weather grilling season begins.