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Passport Investigation Scrutinizes Employee of Firm With a Tie to Obama
FOX News ^ | 3/22/08

Posted on 03/22/2008 3:19:16 PM PDT by charles m

The State Department investigation into how and why the passport files of three presidential candidates were breached is scrutinizing an employee at a Virginia-based company, which is headed by an adviser to Barack Obama’s campaign.

The Washington Times, which broke the news Thursday that Obama’s files were improperly accessed, reported Saturday that the State Department inspector general’s internal probe will include polygraph tests of supervisors to determine whether there was a political motive behind the breaches.

The article said a focal point of the probe will be an employee who works for The Analysis Corporation and is still with the company. The firm is headed by John O. Brennan, an Obama adviser, FOX News confirms. The Times reported he advises the Democratic presidential candidate on intelligence and foreign policy matters.

The Times reported that the employee at TAC is the only individual who accessed both Obama’s and John McCain’s passport information. TAC decided to honor a State Department request to delay firing the consultant to give investigators time to conduct their investigation, the company said.

Two other contract workers were fired from Stanley Inc. after it was discovered they accessed Obama’s files. It could be challenging for the State Department to force them to answer questions, however. Unless they volunteer to cooperate, they would have to be served with a subpoena compelling them to testify before a grand jury.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
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To: charles m

I have the same access to the same files (not that I’d ever look... especially now that I know they have alarms!) and there’s just not much to look at. All that’s there is basic personal information, nothing sexy like travel itineraries and such. Certainly nothing worth losing one’s job over.

Sounds to me like a case of employees with an overactive sense of curiosity and way too much time on their hands. I believe those that are trying to find a personal and/or political agenda here are going to be disappointed.


21 posted on 03/22/2008 5:06:03 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Some people are like slinkys, the idea of them tumbling down a flight of stairs makes you smile.)
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

I was initially thinking it was a Clinton operative looking for dirt on Obama, no I’m thinking it may instead be an Obama operative checking what dirt he might need a response for


22 posted on 03/22/2008 5:07:34 PM PDT by PapaBear3625
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To: omega4179
Even worse, Mr. Brennan's periods of service overlap the formative periods for Ms. McCarthy and Ms. Plame in the overseas Directorates of the CIA, AND definitely intersect with the area of service for Mr. Wilson. All three of these people have their own connection to the CIA guy who went over to the FBI in November 2001 right after the anthrax attack.

If anyone knew the folks who did the anthrax attack, this guy is certainly a contender.

Not at all surprised to find him with a guy inside State Department running a make on Obama and Senator McCain.

The question is beyond normal politics ~ did he do it for the American Far Left perhaps?

23 posted on 03/22/2008 5:11:49 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SandyInSeattle

The files contain the sort of information needed to set up credit cards ~ that might well have been underway ~ never concede that every surreptitious entry has something to do with espionage or politics ~ sometimes it’s little more than simple theft!


24 posted on 03/22/2008 5:13:27 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: charles m

bump


25 posted on 03/22/2008 5:19:53 PM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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To: NY.SS-Bar9
“The article said a focal point of the probe will be an employee who works for The Analysis Corporation and is still with the company. The firm is headed by John O. Brennan, an Obama adviser,...”

then why hasn't the State dept canceled the contract based on that information alone???

26 posted on 03/22/2008 5:46:32 PM PDT by elpadre
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To: charles m; Fudd Fan; Clint N. Suhks; HonestConservative

Treu story: A friend of mine was at the grocery store yesterday in Chicago. He was in line behind an African-American gal. She picked up a magazine with Hillary Clinton on the cover and said really loudly “Ain’t no white bread bitchh gonna run my country!! Shiit!”.. Now if my friend or I said something like that about Obama and made a scene like she did, we’d be on the local news or worse yet, we’d be acosted or harmed. Reverse racism does exist.


27 posted on 03/22/2008 6:13:16 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (Obamanation = Abomination)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Treu = True


28 posted on 03/22/2008 6:14:04 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (Obamanation = Abomination)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

English only, please ;-)


29 posted on 03/22/2008 6:20:49 PM PDT by Left2Right ("Democracy isn't perfect, but other governments are so much worse (especially Iran's)")
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

something is not WRIGHT here....


30 posted on 03/22/2008 6:22:53 PM PDT by Blue Turtle
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To: muawiyah

Yes, that’s true. Address, SSN, mother’s maiden name, birthday, everything you need.

Honestly, though, anybody’s identity could be stolen that way, and there’s millions of passport files to choose from. Why choose a high-profile person to steal from?


31 posted on 03/22/2008 8:05:42 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Some people are like slinkys, the idea of them tumbling down a flight of stairs makes you smile.)
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To: alloysteel

“It really might have been a Karl Rove operation.”

Retired and long gone from the White House Karl Rove? You need some more tinfoil for your Easter bonnet.


32 posted on 03/22/2008 8:11:29 PM PDT by toddlintown (On Obama's moral compass, "N" doesn't stand for "North.")
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
John O. Brennan is major-league CIA. This still has Hillary's (i.e. Clinton crime family) fingerprints all over this.

Quite a career. A little scary.

33 posted on 03/22/2008 8:28:00 PM PDT by syriacus (Rev. Wright's no prophet. He's a coward who bad mouths non-blacks from a pulpit in a black church.)
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To: milford421; DAVEY CROCKETT

Ping.


34 posted on 03/23/2008 12:06:05 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig. ... . Mark Twain)
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To: charles m

Osama! Obama! He’ll make Big Gov yo’ Momma!


35 posted on 03/23/2008 9:50:06 AM PDT by 2harddrive (...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
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To: charles m

Kudos to Senator Clinton’s War Room. You guyz really outdid yourselves this time.

Nice touch to riffle ALL the candidates files. Made even better by releasing Obama’s riffle first.


36 posted on 03/23/2008 10:04:42 AM PDT by upchuck (Who wins doesn't matter. They're all liberals. Spend your time and money to take back Congress.)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Why? Maybe for the use of someone on an Obama campaign committee staff somewhere. I’m sure this sort of thing is done with some regularity.


37 posted on 03/23/2008 10:42:18 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SandyInSeattle

Obama needs LifeLoc!!!!!!


38 posted on 03/23/2008 11:51:54 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (Obamanation = Abomination)
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To: LADY J

If the leaders of this breach all seem to be playing on the Dem side, perhaps like minds run......after all Watergate was a non-story until the coverup. The incidents were to find out some campaign fodder against an opponent. Supposed Obama and Clinton followers thought this would be neat to see if their candidates had visited some Islamofascist or other dictator nutter.


39 posted on 03/23/2008 12:20:00 PM PDT by phillyfanatic
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To: drzz

Knew it was the WHITE man and all those Republicans at NPR...LOL

Obama is beyond through folks. He is now moving towards laughable in every way.

40 posted on 03/23/2008 12:24:20 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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