The New York Times > Bush Says $2 Billion Went to Religious Charities in '04: "WASHINGTON, March 1 - President Bush said on Tuesday that his administration awarded $2 billion in grants last year to social programs operated by churches, synagogues and mosques.

A White House official said that was probably the most money the federal government had given in one year to religious charities."

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kickback (n) : a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

(Via NY Times.)