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Henry Spencer writes:
>   
>   [Congress, of course, is also the bunch that is constantly
>   harping on how expensive the space station is getting.
>   Parochial pork-barrel projects like this are a significant
>   reason.] 

Congress, of course, is also the bunch that was told that the Space
Station was going to cost $8 billion, approved it, and soon afterwards
was told that the real cost was more like $30 billion.  

                Jorge Stolfi

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