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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?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenLocal 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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Control of Congress is at stake in November's general elections and today there are primary contests for the House and the Senate all over the country. Despite the potential consequences, Republicans and Democrats are proclaiming their independence from excessive partisanship.
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After the cocaine wars of the 1990's, violent crime declined dramatically in most of America, but it's on the rise once again--especially crime that involves guns. At the same time, federal money that once went to fight crime is being channeled into homeland security , which has a different set of priorities.
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News reports about secret CIA prisons caused outrage in Europe a year ago. Last week, in a public speech , President Bush acknowledged their existence when he said that prisoners, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, had been transferred to Guantánamo Bay. How did that go down with America's allies?
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