Dec 12th, 2008 · For the first time in 30 years, Alaska will be represented in the Senate by a Democrat. Mark Begich defeated longtime Sen. Ted Stevens in a close race, and he is promising to end Alaska's infamous pork-barrel politics.
Nov 26th, 2008 · Former Bush economic adviser Gregory Mankiw writes a blog that collects three-word summaries of proposals for Congress to stimulate the economy. Mankiw predicts that President-elect Obama will want a stimulus that's helpful, hopeful and humongous. Mankiw says critics fear it might end up pointless, political and pork-filled.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin begins her vice presidential campaign as a self-proclaimed reformer. But as a mayor and as governor, she defended the pork brought home by Alaska's congressional delegation, and even hired a lobbyist to get more.
Jun 5th, 2008 · The Country Music Association's annual festival officially begins Thursday in Nashville, and one boutique hotel is inviting fans to "live local." The Hotel Preston is offering what they call the "Redneck Package." It includes complimentary pork rinds and a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
Apr 7th, 2008 · Once, if you were in your 20s and wanted to save the environment, you might have joined Greenpeace. But climate change and a billion-dollar carbon market that trades in carbon credits -- as if they were pork bellies -- have created a new career niche: carbon entrepreneurs.
Jan 30th, 2008 · There's something truly satisfying about coming home on a winter's day and breathing in the savory scent of pork braised in wine -- especially when it's ready to eat when you walk in the door. April Fulton rediscovers the beauty of the slow cooker.
Dec 14th, 2007 · Buenos Aires' restaurant scene oozes with options. The staples, of course, are meat: beef, lamb and pork. But what keeps Julie McCarthy, NPR's South America correspondent, going back to Dominga isn't meat but the raw fish -- and the staff.
Nov 15th, 2007 · Immigration is a "very important" issue to Iowa voters, right up there with the economy and the war. That may be due in part to the large influx of immigrants in recent years, mostly from Mexico and Central America, who work in the state's pork and poultry plants.