January 8, 2009
Bacon, not bomb, leads to evacuation of office
By Associated Press
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) - The office of an Ohio congressman who has fought against pork barrel spending was evacuated over a suspicious package that turned out to be full of bacon.
Staff members at the office of House Minority Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) became concerned Monday after finding an envelope leaking an oily substance. Police evacuated several buildings before determining the package postmarked from Georgia contained bacon. A note was included with the bacon, but police didn't commenting on its contents. Boehner was not in the office. A spokeswoman says it's ironic someone would send Boehner bacon because he has spent his career fighting pork-barrel spending. He's one of the few members of Congress who shuns earmarks, those home-district projects sought by lawmakers. However, the Republican has drawn criticism for voting for a $700 billion financial bailout bill that critics say was loaded with pork. |
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