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| | Bush cuts hit Democratic states, analysis finds - The Boston Globe |
 | | The result is that the highest percentage increases in state and local grant money would go to Arkansas, North Carolina, Arizona, and Missouri, while New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and Vermont would be among the states with the smallest increases. |
 | | Northeast and industrial states historically have benefited from the types of programs that Bush wants to cut, such as urban block grants, home-heating assistance and Medicaid, said Matt Kane, an analyst with the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a nonpartisan group that advocates for the region in Washington. |
 | | Further, Democratic states would not be hit as hard as Republican states if the reduction and change in farm aid is approved. |
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