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Taxpayers for Common Sense released its findings on the House Defense Appropriations bill this afternoon.

"The 18 members of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hauled in 299 earmarks worth $881.8 million," TCS wrote on its Web site. "The lucky dozen and a half lawmakers outmaneuvered the other 417 House members and pulled down 32 percent of the earmarked dollars and more than a quarter of the earmarks."