American's for Prosperity came out with its list of Senate Earmarks in the Labor, HHSA, Education Appropriations Bill. Tthe earmark list includes:
$1 million for the Museum at Bethel Woods, which is dedicated to recreating the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival experience and will feature "An interpretation of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Fair" exhibit in 2008, according to the museum's website. The earmark is at the request of New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer.
$250,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society, which includes among its programs making and sailing ancient canoes from Hawaii to Japan. The earmark is requested by Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
$100,000 for "Lighten Up Iowa," an online program encouraging people to lose weight while also preaching the benefits of vegan diets. The earmark is requested by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin.
$500,000 for the New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium, a project to scan images of herbs and post them online. The earmark is requested by New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer.
$100,000 to fund the celebration of Lake Champlain's 400th Anniversary – an event that doesn't take place until 2009. The earmark is at the request of Vermont Senator Pat Leahy.
You can view the complete list here. It is amazing to just page through the Excel file and see all the money going out.

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