They also said the administration had repeatedly disclosed its determination to track money for terrorists.

Remember, they can track money if you're not careful.

"It's very difficult to track money," the senior official said.

Due to the limited number of statistics that can be tracked, the password feature is able to track your parts, accrued money, and your current model.

"If they prove successful, you'll certainly see more candidates doing it," said Kent Cooper, who tracks money in politics on the Web site www.tray.com.

But the Treasury has long had an office charged with doing that, equipped with massive computers that seek to track money flowing around the world.

Kent Cooper, a former election commission official who is now at PoliticalMoneyLine.com, which tracks money in politics, said some fines disclosed today appear surprisingly low.

It would also give the Treasury secretary broad powers to track money overseas and to punish foreign governments that fail to help in the crackdown.

The center describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group that tracks money in politics.

He maintains moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com, a Web site widely read by those who track political money.