So, Bush very quietly zeroed out a request by the IRS to increase by half the number of investigators it has to follow the money trail of terrorism. This is painstaking work that requires substantial staff with the expertise, time, and backing to do the job. But in his latest budget, which George hailed as evidence of his "robust" pursuit of the bad guys, there is zero funding for the 80 additional criminal investigators requested by the IRS.
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