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Grants To Fight Terrorism Announced
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The Homeland Security Department announced its state grants to help regions stave off terrorism efforts and protect themselves from natural disasters.
Homeland Security's decision has outraged several lawmakers, as cities such as New York and Washington will see a decline in funding from
last year. Retaliatory plans from lawmakers range from public hearings to adding funds to the must-pass fiscal 2006 supplemental appropriations bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the IRS said it will stop collecting a controversial telephone tax. The agency will no longer take in the 3 percent federal phone excise tax on long-distance calls as of July 31.
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Posted by Technology Daily on June 2, 2006 12:23 PM | Permalink
