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Secret Service lapses require a rigorous, independent probe

  April 18, 2012

The allegations that nearly 20 Secret Service and military personnel who were part of President Obama’s security detail spent their downtime hiring prostitutes at the Hotel Caribe bar in Cartagena, Colombia, is a shocking dereliction of duty for the elite men who defend our country’s leaders. This is not strictly a matter of morality, marital fidelity, or following laws. A president’s personal safety abroad is a matter of national security.

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