Bloomberg blasts Clinton


	Bloomberg blasts Clinton

Antara

7-13-2009 10:41 PM

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7-13-2009 10:47 PM

Antara

The mayor was especially upset because the Hungarian mission had
already written a check for $32 million when the State Department told
them to cancel it.

The mayor also complained that the State Department owes the city $66
million for providing police security for United Nations missions.

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