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Correspondent, rennae march, has more now. why reduce the federal air marshals ranks? >> well, carol, when you talk to critics, they say it is a dangerous move and it leaves airplane security vulnerable. we have found out the number of plainclothes officers on board flights has been cut. air marshals are supposed to protect from terrorists. according to that e-mail, a budget crunch has caused the federal air marshal force to down size. the numbers are secret, the government says, for security reasons. the vice president of the federal law enforcement officers association, which represents air ...