Cities at High Risk of Terror Attack Get $854 Million [View All]

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Fifty cities will share a fresh infusion of more than $850 million under a Homeland Security program for places at high risk of terror attacks, officials said Thursday.
The biggest chunk of funding, nearly a quarter of the total, will be directed toward New York City, which has complained, including at the Republican National Convention, that it has been shortchanged in the distribution of such money.

The list of 50 recipient cities which are to share some $854.6 million was being announced late Thursday by the Homeland Security Department.

A copy obtained by The Associated Press shows New York City due to receive $207 million, followed by the Washington area with $77.5 million, Los Angeles with $61.2 million and Chicago with $45 million. All the dollar figures are for the 2005 fiscal year.

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