"The [ban on earmarks] isn't expected to affect that nation's largest defense contractors, which often rely not on conventional earmarks but on what defense insiders call 'plus ups,' directed by an entire congressional committee rather than one or a handful of members. 'Nonprofit shopping' is a term used in industry circles for when for-profit companies partner with nonprofit companies to ease concerns about prok."
Shopping Elsewhere for Pork
by Jen DiMascio
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34579.html
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