| Earmark | Climate Change | Bipartisan | Loophole[s] | Economy / Economic |
| American[s] | Strategic fit | Mindset | Back from the brink | Relief for working families |
| Win-win | Security | 2008 BARACK OBAMA BINGO (free square) | Campaign | Unprecedented |
| Homeowners | Crisis | Republicans | Science | Strategy / Strategic |
| Inherited | Terrorists / Terrorism | Fannie / Freddie | Wall Street | Change |