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[quote]WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration intends to slash counter terrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments nation-wide by more than half next year, according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press.
New York would be hard hit by deep cuts, according to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
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I agree Washington needs to stop spending so much of our money but this cut in funding isn't going to save any money. Bush is just going to spend it in Iraq or somewhere else.
If Bush wants to save money then he should pull ALL of our troops back from overseas.
It's about time this 'Pork Barrel' was brought under control..every town in the country with a population over 200 has a 'Swat Team' dressed in black uniforms...
It's been completely out of control and a failure...didn't keep out one illegal mexican from crossing the border...time for a fiscal investigation, now that the Director has resigned...
Where's Comrade Pelosi when you need her? Did they all go to the Valdimir Putin re-election borsh bash?
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