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Top ten surprises in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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10. $1.1 billion to make airport security even slower

9. $1.5 million to study the feasibility of harnessing the wind generated by Rush Limbaugh

8. $750,000 incentive given on condition that the Octomom “knock it off”

7. $300 million to acquire electric vehicles for the federal vehicle fleet, and another $300 million for really really long extension cords

6. $50 million for the newly created Commission for the Study of Stem-Cell Research and Presidential Cloning

5. $50,000 to enable Michael Phelps to continue his drug research

4. $1 million to put The Love Guru II into fast-track production

3. $10 million to build a Bridge Back from Nowhere

2. $15.35 to reinforce the levees in New Orleans

1. $50 billion to enable homeowners to afford their own tents

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