in atlanta, mayor shirley franklin has seven officers assigned to her protection unit, she has two city-owned cars, ford tauruses. seattle mayor has fewer officers in his protection unit, just two. he has the use of one city-owned car, a toyota highlander. in washington, the mayor has use of a lincoln favor gator, and a smart car. he made news by cutting back on his protection unit. he goes without it much of the time, and prefers to drive the cars himself. >> one other perk that seems to set baltimore apart, the mayor's two personal aides, the retired police officers who make $60,000 each. one of them, howard dixon shows up twice in the new indictments from the mayor. in 2006, the indictment says he used five gift cards, allegedly stolen by the mayor, to buy a play station. howard dixon is not accused of any crime, and is a witness in the criminal case. >> dixon benefits from 24-how are police protection at her home. her unit of officers is the same size as the one used by martin o'malley. asked if she will cut back, a spokesman says everything is on the table as city agencies look at an acr