Dozens of US cities to see anti-terror money cuts

By DEVLIN BARRETT ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- Dozens of U.S. cities will see cuts in the anti-terror money they receive from the government this year, due to spending decisions to be announced Friday by the Homeland Security Department. According to an early copy of the list obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, 43 cities will get slightly less money in 2008 than they did the previous year. Three major metropolitan areas - New York, San Francisco and Houston - will get more money. Fourteen other cities were added to the list of recipients and will get fresh infusions of cash for anti-terror programs like new equipment and training. In most cases, the cuts are not severe: lopping off two or three hundred thousand dollars from a total grant award in the millions. Add AP Washington, D.C.... [read full story]