By law, the across-the-board cuts are supposed to be taken in equal measure from front-line programs like air traffic control, meat inspection and the Border Patrol and lower-priority items such as agriculture research and subsidies for airline travel to rural airports.
Bomb-sniffing dogs and police equipped with radiation-detecting devices will patrol the Long Island Marathon, and the 20, 000 or so finish-line spectators will be limited to carrying small bags such as purses and camera cases, said Inspector Kenneth Lack, a spokesman for the Nassau County Police.