Local group links deficits, war spending
As the local consequences of state and national budget woes and worries about war with Iraq loomed large in the national psyche, the New Haven Peace Commission held a public hearing Wednesday night in an effort to connect the two crises.
A PowerPoint presentation of federal budget statistics and testimonies from city government representatives, local activists, and community workers from various organizations sent the message that military spending is on the rise by a variety of indices, and social programs in American cities like New Haven are the victims of parallel budget...
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