Clinton received $342 million in earmarks last year, ranking her 10th highest in the Senate, according to the budget watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Obama in fiscal year 2008 secured $98 million in funding for Illinois projects, according to the same group. Although Obama voted with McCain, Obama indicates that he requested $311 million in earmarks for the same year.
His total requested funding was about $330 million. His average request was about $2.4 million, with the largest request being $62 million intended to modify a Boeing 747 aircraft to capture infrared images of the Earth.