Wednesday, December 22, 2004

But What if the Terrorists Attack Roanoake

Big cities are finally getting bigger shares of anti-terrorism money. After repeated complaints that small towns and rural states were getting unusually high per capital grants for anti-terror efforts (like the Dodge Durango no one's allowed to drive in South Dakota), Homeland Security is looking at potential targets -- instead of pork projects. Take New York City. It's share jumps from $47 million in 2004 to $208 million in 2005. Cities had complained that they were paying local money to protect the nation's financial and communication centers

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