New York, D.C.-- You're on your own
Our souls shine through the little things. To wit: compare the Times' passive-voice/past-tense and the Post's active-voice/future-tense summary of the same story.
Homeland Security Grants to N.Y. and Washington Slashed
The cuts seemed at odds with officials' vows to steer a greater share of anti-terrorism money to the nation's highest-risk cities. (Times)
D.C., N.Y. Anti-Terror Funds Cut
DHS to grant less money to the two cities attacked on 9/11 so more can be given to smaller cities. (WaPo)
UPDATE: ABC News just obtained the form Homeland Security used to justify cutting New York's anti-terror funds by 40%. Among its whoppers, New York has no "national monuments [or] icons," a statement almost too laughable to dignify by acknowledging, were it not coming from the agency responsible for protecting us. The Post today mentions the finding but doesn't play it up. The Times posts a similar story.
Homeland Security Grants to N.Y. and Washington Slashed
The cuts seemed at odds with officials' vows to steer a greater share of anti-terrorism money to the nation's highest-risk cities. (Times)
D.C., N.Y. Anti-Terror Funds Cut
DHS to grant less money to the two cities attacked on 9/11 so more can be given to smaller cities. (WaPo)
UPDATE: ABC News just obtained the form Homeland Security used to justify cutting New York's anti-terror funds by 40%. Among its whoppers, New York has no "national monuments [or] icons," a statement almost too laughable to dignify by acknowledging, were it not coming from the agency responsible for protecting us. The Post today mentions the finding but doesn't play it up. The Times posts a similar story.
posted by DavidB @ 5/31/2006 01:59:00 pm
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