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Though The 13th Warrior was a box-office disaster , taking in only $ 10.7 million against its $ 100 million budget , Buena Vista thankfully did n't skimp on the DVD 's technical aspects . But an Associated Press analysis of government data obtained under the federal Freedom of Information Act suggests the government might not have been careful enough with its checkbook as it gave out nearly $ 5.3 billion in aid to storm victims . A 2002 engineering study estimated the cost of a full nationwide wireless system for federal law enforcement at about $ 3 billion , which has since been whittled down to $ 2.6 billion . In my home state , California , where the median price has recently come down to $ 455,000 , it is inconceivable how individuals in service related as well as critical support functions can afford to buy a home . " " Each year , the government hands out nearly $ 70 billion in student loans and grants but not all of the money reaches students who apply , as the latest identity theft scam targets financial aid , " reports WCCO-TV . Imagine demand a half to a third of what it is today , with prices tanking down to $ 15-18 per barrel . By my rough calculations , U.S. foundations collectively could have paid out nearly $ 100-billion more in grants over the past 20 years while increasing the value of their assets at the rate of inflation . This makes it OK to abandon revolutionary struggle and take up u. $ . That might have helped him keep the project cost down to $ 32-53 million per kilometre , compared to the Bangkok metro 's cost of $ 56-80 million per kilometre . Q : I 'm a 22-year-old college student who has racked up almost $ 8,000 in credit card debt . Instead he got a Las Vegas-style payoff when the machine spat out nearly $ 5,000 in $ 20 bills ... What needs to happen is an end to official US government support for the fossil fuel industry ( i.e. repealing the Truman Doctrine , the Carter Doctrine , the Bush Doctrine , etc. ) - and that means that the $ 32 billion in subsidies that the fossil fuel industry will receive over the next 5 years ( the Democrats cut it down to $ 27 billion , and made no arrangements for renewables , so excuse me for not cheering ) should be done away with entirely . HUD hands out nearly $ 5 billion in Community Development Block Grants to state and local governments each year for housing and community development projects .