Clinton, McCain, Obama's Passport Files Snooped


	Clinton, McCain, Obama's Passport Files Snooped

merrie

3-21-2008 8:34 PM

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State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the violations of McCain and Clinton's passport files were not discovered until Friday, after officials were made aware of the unauthorized access of Obama's records and a separate search was conducted.

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