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Violent Crime on the Rise, Federal Assistance on the Decline

City mayors and chiefs of police say robberies and gun violence are on the rise while federal support is on the decline.   Have homeland security and the war on terror taken precedence over domestic crime?

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By Warren Olney • Sep 12, 2006 • 1h 0m Listen

Local mayors and chiefs of police say that violent crime is on the rise again all over America.At the same time, federal assistance is going down. Is the war on terror being fought with money from the war on crime? Plus, a look partisanship's role in the upcoming primaries, and secret CIA prisons and America’s credibility with European allies.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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