NEW : Senate Appropriations Committee leaders from both parties top earmarks list . Obama administration officials say they are not surprised by the GOP opposition to a new START treaty with Russia because it is based on flawed assumptions about Russia's military capabilities. : Some recipients of earmark funds say their projects are not pork at all . Watchdog group releases its annual list of lawmakers it considers the worst porkers . The `` Pig Book '' also names dozens of what it considers the most blatant examples of pork-barrel spending . Citizens Against Government Waste has criteria for citing projects as pork .
NEW : Senate Appropriations Committee leaders from both parties top earmarks list . Obama administration officials say they are not surprised by the GOP opposition to a new START treaty with Russia because it is based on flawed assumptions about Russia's military capabilities. : Some recipients of earmark funds say their projects are not pork at all . Watchdog group releases its annual list of lawmakers it considers the worst porkers . Citizens Against Government Waste has criteria for citing projects as pork .