Ah, thanks for clarifying that

Correction in today's New York Times --

An article on March 2 about President Obama's plan to sign a $410 spending bill that included thousands of lawmakers' pet projects misstated his campaign promise about projects of this type, known as earmarks. Mr. Obama promised to reform the earmark process, not to end it.

After all, Obama was still engaged in the "process" when he made that promise.