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Triumph of the Swill: Why Philippine Pork Matters

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Sep 10, 2013
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On the face of it, the great Pork Barrel Scandal in the Philippines has all the comic opera flourishes that mark so much of the country's political theater. There are bags of cash and funny nicknames, at least one kidnapping, witnesses hiding out in safe houses, televised hearings and tens of thousands of people marching in protest over the mess.

Even t…

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