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Limousine liberals? Number of government-owned limos has soared under Obama

By Joe Eaton

May 31, 2011

The number of limousines owned by the federal government has jumped 73 percent in the first two years of the Obama administration

NOAA moves to police seas

By Traver Riggins

January 28, 2011

As part of their continuing effort to take a lead in managing global fisheries, officials with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospher

Human trafficking allegations test diplomatic immunity

By Traver Riggins

April 28, 2011

Allegations of human trafficking against Qatar diplomat highlight immunity issue

$1 billion for anti-narco programs, and no central database to track it

By Laurel Adams

May 27, 2011

State Department doesn't have a central tracking mechanism for its $1 billion counter-narcotics programs

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"… eru and $39 million to Bolivia for State’s counter-narcotics efforts. …"

The struggle to police foreign subcontractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Nick Schwellenbach and Lagan Sebert

August 29, 2010

To win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Iraq, military experts want U.S. companies to contract with local firms for a variety of tasks li

Do Trump's assertions about Obama's birthplace add up?

By FactCheck.Org

April 11, 2011

Donald Trump renews unsubstantiated claims about whether President Obama was really born in the United States

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"… duced in 2008 is "not a birth certificate." That’s wrong. The U.S. Department of State uses "birth certificate" as a generic term to include the official Hawaii …"

"… ocument constitutes legal proof of citizenship sufficient to meet all U.S. Department of State requirements for issuance of a passport.There also were public announcemen …"

"… is actually a broad generic term with no specific legal meaning. The U.S. Department of State uses the term "certified birth certificate" to refer to exactly what Obama …"

"… rm also meets State Department standards for establishing citizenship.U.S. Department of State: A certified birth certificate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impre …"

State Department will inherit reconstruction duties in Iraq when troops leave

By Laurel Adams

May 16, 2011

IG questions whether State Department is ready to take over many reconstruction tasks in Iraq

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"… al contract oversight once the military leaves. “It will be critical for Department of State to have in place effective management and controls to ensure that U.S. fun …"