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   From: standesd_DIGA_NO_A_SPAM@earthlink.net   
      
   "Steven Litvintchouk"  wrote in message   
   news:7cRXb.6101$W74.1821@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...   
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   > SkyModem wrote:   
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   > > Now the lying fuck.....   
   >   
   > Pot.  Kettle.  Black.   
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   > The article says:   
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   > 'Brian Roehrkasse, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security,   
   > said yesterday that the money was not eliminated, but rather was   
   > consolidated into the department's full domestic preparedness budget to   
   > be allocated to state governments to spend as they choose.   
   > '"The Department of Homeland Security has provided $7 billion to $8   
   > billion to state and local governments within the past seven months," he   
   > said. "The president has requested another $3.6 billion for fiscal year   
   > 2005, some of which can be used for interoperability communications."   
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   > IOW, the money was simply moved into a different part of the budget,   
   > instead of existing as a separate line item.  That's an improvement   
   > because now cities can choose to allocate the entire sum they get   
   > however they want.  Block grants are always better than the Fed Govt.   
   > micromanaging the disbursal of funds.   
      
   Don't count on that retard SkyModem to read a damn thing before he starts   
   frothing about it...   
      
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