Bush wants $600 million for Iraq police; but cuts aid to U.S. cops

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WASHINGTON — At the same time the Bush administration has been pushing for deep cuts in a popular crime-fighting program for states and cities, the White House has been fighting for approval of $603 million for the Iraqi police.

The White House earlier this year proposed slashing the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, which helps local law enforcement officials deal with violent crime and serious offenders, to $200 million in the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

In 2002, the year before the Iraq war, the program received $900 million.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/38672.html">Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers