by Mark Silva
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that she has apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for State Department contractors unnecessarily reviewing his passport file.
Rice said she had spoken with Obama and told him she was sorry. The secretary said she "told him that I myself would be very disturbed,'' the Associated Press reports.
The Obama campaign has called for an investigation of the incidents, which spanned three months. Three contract workers, in January, February and last week, looked at Obama's files at the State Department, the agency informed the senator only this week.
While reminiscent of the passport search that surfaced during former President Bill Clinton's camapign in 1992, when a high-ranking official was found looking for information that could be incriminating, the State Department has said it believes this was a case of misplaced "curiosity'' but its inspector general will investigate.
The AP contributed to this report.
(The secretary of state's own passport was getting a workout this week. Photo of Condoleezza Rice in Russia by Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)





Comments
I read that the first two breeches were under Harty...which were NOT reported UP. The THIRD was AFTER Harty QUIT...THATS when they found out about the PREVIOUS TWO....hmmm....I also read Clinton put out a release , two days after the second breech, saying , to the effect of, Obama has never been to Latin America and only visted a NATO country on a stopover...HOW DID SHE KNOW he had NEVER been to a LATIN COUNTRY? Or about his stopover and the exact YEAR? Something stinks.
Posted by: Sam | March 21, 2008 10:47 AM
Oh yeah, an apology from Condi makes it all better.
Posted by: Vulture Breath | March 21, 2008 10:49 AM
Maybe they were looking for WMDs.
Posted by: kg123 | March 21, 2008 11:02 AM
I wonder if the State Department will conduct the investigation in order to get the most unbiased results? Hey it worked when a Congressional Ethics Committee found no wrondoing on John McCain's part in ruining the financial lives of many average Americans!!! Nope this can be handled internally just as well as the Keating Five, Keating Five, Keating Five, Keating Five, Keating Five. John McCain, John McCain, John McCain, John McCain, John McCain.
Posted by: jackson | March 21, 2008 11:06 AM
Oh, and I'm a little confused by the lack comments regarding this? WHY IS IT THAT NO ONE'S COMPLAINING AND MAKING A BIG FUSS ABOUT THE SECURITY BREACH OF HIS PERSONAL FILES LIKE YOU DID THE REV WRIGHT ISSUE?? I ONLY SAW ONE MENTION OF IT ON THE CABLE NEWS CHANNELS ALL EVENING. Y ISN'T THIS PLASTERED ALL ACROSS THE MEDIA. ARE YOU GUYS HOPING THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS TO HIM? IS THAT WHY YOU DON'T CARE? YOU ANTI-OBAMA PEOPLE ARE TYPICAL, AND SO TRANSPARENT WITH YOUR DOUBLE-STANDARDS THAT IT LITERALLY MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH! AMERICA WILL NEVER GROW UP.
GET A GRIP!
Posted by: threeliters | March 21, 2008 11:21 AM
Sounds like Hillary's closet supporters in the State Department were given an assignment they couldn't handle.
Posted by: Wolfgang | March 21, 2008 11:21 AM
This is another example of how our government continues to violate our Rights without any remorse, respect or excuse. This should be an embarrassment of our State department and/or Secretary. Just another example of this government's inability to deal with pressing issues at home, then providing lame excuses and if you don't like it or agree with it, well it's just too bad. I'm even afraid to write this note, without feeling that I could become a target of retaliation. It's just scary! This definitely was not the purpose our founding fathers had in mind when the constitution was signed.
Posted by: BoricuaSport | March 21, 2008 11:26 AM
LOL. The mainstream media covers this faux story, but completely ignores the Obama's Pastor Jeremiah Wright calling Condi Rice a "Skeeze" as in "Condoskeeza Rice." It's on video, just breaking.
Posted by: Eric Dondero | March 21, 2008 11:29 AM
Let us grow up!
1. The doughter of the
famous evangelist Billy
Graham spoke very
negative about america
in the wake of 9/11. No
one in america was mad
with her Father Billy
Graham.
2. Many PAstors across
America spoke very
negative realizing that
the foreign policy of
the country has been
very wrong.
3. But some people are
please to go and get
the preaching of the
Pastor Wright and try
to condenm Barack Obama!
4. That is Washington
Politics!
5. If Brackj has to
distant from the PAstor
to get legitimacy, can
Hillary do the Same to
Bill Clinton?
Posted by: Tabet Killianah | March 21, 2008 11:32 AM
This is what Obama should be worring about:
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Be sure to read the 14 reasons at the bottom.
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California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D)
Colorado : Salazar (D)
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Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D)
Florida : Martinez (R)
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Iowa : Harkin (D)
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Louisiana : Landrieu (D)
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New Mexico : Bingaman (D)
New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D)
North Dakota : Dorgan (D)
Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R)
Oregon : Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania : Specter (R)
Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D)
South Carolina : Graham (R)
South Dakota : Johnson (D)
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Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D)
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Posted by: Brian | March 21, 2008 11:44 AM
This is outrageous! Security Breach! And, the public finds out about it after 3 incidents! We want to know the names of those involved and if they were involved with the Clinton campaign or were Clinton supporters.
The public has a right to know as soon as possible!
Posted by: broadcast | March 21, 2008 11:47 AM
"Curiosity"??
Is that what the Republicans call it now??
Posted by: BobinATL | March 21, 2008 11:50 AM
What a non story. We all know the government is doing this for our own good. Now get back in line Comrads!
Posted by: walkbob | March 21, 2008 11:51 AM
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime
rate that's two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In
particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime
problem in the US....
Posted by: Brian | March 21, 2008 11:44 AM
Yep, Barack Obama was wrong when he made his "typical white person" comment wasn't he?
Posted by: john | March 21, 2008 11:53 AM
As a public service I thought I'd post this link giving the full story behind the rense.com junk that Brian has posted.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/socialsecurity.asp
The rest of his so-called "facts" should be treated with a great deal of scepticism as well.
Posted by: Luke | March 21, 2008 11:59 AM
Rice is calling it "curiosity"? Isn't she announcing the verdict before the investigation?
Posted by: naschkatzehussein | March 21, 2008 12:10 PM
That's nice that they apologized, but where's my apology from the state department for their warrantless and invasive searches of my "persons, houses, papers, and effects"?
Posted by: The American Public | March 21, 2008 12:46 PM
Wake up people, the Mossad is at it again.
Posted by: Duncan | March 21, 2008 12:47 PM
Looks like The Swamp is now going to have to change the headline. The AP is now reporting that both Hillary's and McCain's passport files were also "breached" apparently by the same contracted employee.
One wonders if he also went after Libertarian Wayne Root, and Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney?
That would make him a truly equal opportunity infiltrator.
Posted by: Eric Dondero | March 21, 2008 2:01 PM
Stalin would blush.
Posted by: paul | March 21, 2008 2:53 PM
And where is Condie's apology to Senators Clinton and McCain seeing as their passport records were also looked at?
Sort of takes the wind out of the intolerant Obamites paranoia that Hillary and her staff masterminded this? Talk about old school thinking hiding in "New Idea" clothes? Get over yourselves Obamites. You spew the same old same old.
Posted by: shawn | March 21, 2008 3:08 PM
Jackson (11:00 a.m. post): I love your post! It's so cute the way it's written but the fact that its's actually TRUE and a lot of people have FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT AND THIS PERSON IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IS NOT CUTE!!! Thank you.
Posted by: Mary in Fort Madison, Iowa | March 21, 2008 9:53 PM
Posted by: Brian | March 21, 2008 11:44 AM
Thanks for the info, Brian, Now off to the store to buy your cheap lettuce and strawberries, while your cheap crew is dry walling and cleaning your house and then you go to your job managing a manufacturer whose profits went up this year due to lower labor costs by hiring illegals who are stiffed on wages, benefits, representation, health care, etc...Everything obviously has a price, dude.
Posted by: DD | March 22, 2008 9:02 AM