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When Bambi looks a little pork-y

President Bush is scheduled to sign the highway bill today. Included in its $286 billion are some projects that smell of pork — say, $200,00 for a deer-avoidance system. Commentator Jeff Birnbaum has more.

a deer (Flickr/Chaim Zvi)

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