# Passport Breaches...what's up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-breaches-whats-up/442238>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 21, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-breaches-whats-up/442238 "2008-03-21T17:25:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-breaches-whats-up/442238/1 "2008-03-21T17:25:50Z")

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I noticed that things are growing over at the state department. It went from first Obama, to Clinton…and now McCain’s passport was also apparently breached. [Link](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080321/ap_on_el_pr/obama_passport) .

My question is…why? What’s going on here? Not sure if this is debate territory as it might have a factual answer, but as it touches on politics I figured I’d put it here.

-XT

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-breaches-whats-up/442238/2 "2008-03-21T17:30:08Z")

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There’s already a thread open on this subject. I e-mailed a mod about it.

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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-breaches-whats-up/442238/3 "2008-03-21T17:36:54Z")

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Fair enough…must have missed it. Can close this one down.

-XT