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FOXNews.com - Coburn Report Shows Billions in Education Budget Spent on 'School House Pork'

FOXNews.com - Coburn Report Shows Billions in Education Budget Spent on 'School House Pork'

Coburn Report Shows Billions in Education Budget Spent on 'School House Pork'

Published September 30, 2010

| FoxNews.com

What do mariachi classes, wine studies and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have in common?

They were all funded by federal Department of Education earmarks, according to an extensive new report released Thursday by Sen. Tom Coburn.

The Oklahoma Republican, in a study called "School House Pork," is urging the federal government to suspend these education "slush funds" after finding