Maine Officials: Low-Risk States Need Funds, Too ; the State's Cargo Ports, Oil Terminals and Airport Could Be Terror Targets, They Say.

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The terrorist warnings directed at financial institutions in New York City, New Jersey and Washington on Monday underscore a major recommendation of the Sept. 11 commission: that emergency preparedness funding be based on risks and vulnerabilities, not politics.

The directive could mean less homeland security money for Maine, which lacks the population and the profile considered likely to attract a terrorist attack.

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Maine Officials: Low-Risk States Need Funds, Too ; the State's Cargo Ports, Oil Terminals and Airport Could Be Terror Targets, They Say.

But Maine officials say cutting funding for smaller states runs counter to the Department of Homeland Security's effort to improve safety and response systems nationwide.

"New York and Washington, D.C., should be a priority fo...

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