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DHS Grant Allocation Doesn’t Make Sense

Most Americans agree that New York City and Washington, D.C., are the leading contenders for a future terrorist attack. Likewise, most Americans understand that al Qaida maintains an acute determination to carry out colossal assaults — the kind that are possible only in a small number of cities. So it makes sense for the federal government to focus its anti-terrorism grant money on the areas that need it most. At least it makes sense to most Americans. The administration and many in the Republican leadership in Congress, however, have shown that they are utterly baffled by this sensible, practical concept.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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