U.S. Allocates $2.5 Billion to Secure Cities, States
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The U.S. Department of Homeland  Security on Friday said it had allocated more than $2.6 billion  in grants to boost security in cities and states across the  country.
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Gov. Kathleen Blanco said her administration has found up to $700 million in state money to put into Louisiana's grant program for rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes, which faces a deficit of as much as $5 billion.
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The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would provide $23.5 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority to help conduct elections
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By Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 25--Giving people who live in subsidized housing more leverage to ensure that their residences are livable was among the agreements reached yesterday by a conference committee working out the new two-year, $52.3 billion state budget.
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The United States must guard against a terrorist attack by tightening port security, with shippers paying fees to finance the increased scrutiny, a task force recommended on Monday.
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By John Norton, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 13--The secretary of defense has revised his budget request for weapons destruction programs in Pueblo and Kentucky, asking for another $54 million in the 2008 federal budget.   Sen.
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The United States will spend more than $500 billion on security this year, a high-water mark that is creating boom times in the armaments industry.
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Russia is to invest more than $5bn extra in its security services to help combat terrorism. Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who announced the move, said the fight against terror would be a top budget priority in 2005.
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President Bush planned to ask Congress Monday for about &#36;2.5 billion in additional aid to help Florida recover from its recent bout with hurricanes, congressional aides said.
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The Federal Government plans to spend an extra $48 million tightening security at regional airports, but the Opposition says that will still leave dangerous gaps terrorists could take advantage of.
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JERUSALEMâIsrael&#39;s military arsenal is poised to receive a windfall of 5,000 &quot;smart bombs&quot; from the United States in a new package of military aid, according to Pentagon documents.
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After two weeks of terrorist violence in Russia, the State Department urged Americans visiting or living there to "exercise caution and remain vigilant and aware" to avoid becoming a random victim of a future attack.
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WASHINGTON -- Boeing Co., the second-largest US defense contractor, won the first piece of a $2.5 billion contract to secure the US border and help stem illegal immigration, congressional aides said.
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President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.5 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.
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KIEV  - A U.S. development agency signed contracts worth &#36;40 million US on Monday to boost the housing industry and small business in Ukraine and said it is prepared to spend up to &#36;2 billion in the former Soviet republic, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
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The US Senate gave final congressional approval yesterday to $14.5 billion in aid for states hit by hurricanes and drought and $32 billion for homeland
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The University of California has agreed to pay the federal government $2.8 million over a security breakdown at Los Alamos National Laboratory last year.