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TextThreeChoiceCutsofPorkinthe“Clean”InthefinaldaysoftheGreatFederalDebtShowdownof2013,therewasmuchhigh-mindedtalkinWashingtonofCongressbringinga“cleanCR,”orcontinuingresolution,toavote.Theconceptofabillthatwasfreeofanymuddyingriders,kickbacksorporkwasportrayedbysomelegislatorsasessentialtoanypotentialdebtdeal'spassage.ButassooftenisthecaseinD.C.,themeasurepassedWednesdaynighttofundthefederalernmentthroughJanuary15andauthorizeittopayitsdebtsuntilFebruary7hasbeentaintedbythegreedyofficials.ThoughitcomesnowherenearthepigroastthatmajorlegislationliketheU.S.FarmBilloften es,it'sgotbaconbitssprinkledthroughout,andonebigchunkoffatnearthemiddlethathasobserversonbothsidesoftheaislereachingfortheirLipitor.Herearethreechoicecuts.“KentuckyThe35pagebillstartsoutinnocuously,detailinghowthefederalernmentwillgrindbacktolife,back-payernmentworkersandstartflowingonceagaintokeyagencies.Butthencomesgoodieslikethe“KentuckyKickback.”Manyfar-rightvoterssaytheybelievethe$2.2billionincreasetoanexistingappropriationwaswhatittooktowinthesupportofSenatorMinorityLeaderMitchMcConnell(R-Kentucky).ThefundswillgotowardadamandlocksriverprojectinMcConnell'shomestatethathasbeenwayforyears,andthoughithascomeunderfireasakickback,SenatorLamarAlexander(R-Tennessee)toldBuzzfeedthatheandSenatorDianneFeinstein(D-California)wereresponsibleforitsinclusioninthefinalversionofthe“AccordingtotheArmyCorpsofEngineers,160milliontaxpayerdollarswillbewastedbecauseofcanceledcontractsifthislanguageisnotincluded.Sen.FeinsteinandaschairmanandrankingmemberoftheEnergyandWaterAppropriations requestedthisprovision.IthasalreadybeenapprovedthisyearbytheHouseandSenate,”Alexandersaid.AndaDemocraticSenateaidetoldCNNthatMcConnelldidn'tadvocateforittobeinthebill.Still,a“Senateinsider”toldBuzzFeedthat,“there'slegitimateargumentsforthis.Butthere'slegitimateargumentsforthingslikethisacrossthecountry.That'stheproblem.”DeathDeepinthefinaltextofthedebtdealmeasureisasectionoutlininga$174,000paymenttobemadetoBonnieEnglebardtLautenberg,thewidowofSenatorFrankLautenberg(D-NewJersey),whodiedattheageof89onJune3.Worththeequivalentofayearofasenator'ssalary,thedeathbenefitisalong-standingtraditioninCongress,butitsplaceinthedebtdealdoeshaveraisedcontroversy,asLautenbergwasoneofthewealthiestmembersoftheSenatewhenhedied.NewsthatthedeathbenefitwillbedisbursedcamejustbeforetheTuesdayspecialelectionthatdecidedLautenberg'sSenatereplacement,DemocraticNewarkMayorCoryBooker.FloodThoughthenewfundsaregoingtoagoodcause,Congressdidinclude$350millionmorefortheDepartmentofTransportationtouseonfloodrebuildinginColoradothan$100millionthatwasalreadyavailableundertheDisasterReliefAppropriationsLargeswathsoftheCentennialStateweretornapartbycatastrophicfloodsinSeptemberthatkilledatleasteightpeople,leftsixmissingandcausedanestimated$1billionindamage.Thelanguage,pushedbySenatorMarkUdall(D-Colorado)providedfundingthathadlanguishedintheHouse,andduetoitsbenevolentaimmadeitswayintothebudget.Themetaphorusedinparagraph2ismeanttoA.illustratethelegitimacyofUSlegislationB.satirethecorruptioninsidethe C.highlightthehugeprofitoftheFarmBillD.criticizeofficialsrelianceonLipitorManyfar-rightvotersholdtheopiniontheadditionalappropriationwasinfavorofpartisantheexistingappropriationwasdistributedthefundswasmainlyspentonimprovingwatermostofthecontentsofthebillareThedeathbenefitforBonnieEnglebardtLautenbergiscontroversialbecauseA.Congress’slong-standingtraditionwouldhurtthepublic’sbenefitB.thedeathpaymentistoohightobeacceptedbyotherC.itcouldarousethepublicobjectionagainstthedebtD.thesenator’swealthystatusmakesthedeathpaymentaCongressacceptedSenatorMarkUdall’sproposalthepreviousappropriationisinsufficientforthefloodhascausedadevastatingcasualtiesinthefundisproposedinthenameofthereisonlyaminoroppositioninsidetheWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefortheFederalDebtisontherivalrybetweenCongressandtheHouseC.USCongressisonthealertFederalDebtisunderWhat:talkinWashingtonofCongressbringinga“cleanWhy:1.“KentuckyDeathFlood【重现者because或者why的提示词，往往存在以下特点：Eg.2007text2ThedefiningtermofinligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore，eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms：theStanford-BinetInligenceScaleandtheWechslerInligenceScales（bothcomeinadultandchildren'sversion）.Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars，theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists，althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant’sarenolongerpossible，becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepecks，ratherthansimplydividingthementalarebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests，suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest（SAT）andGradua