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Thread ID: 124318	2012-04-18 14:44:00	(US) Secret Service Scandal	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1270783	2012-04-18 14:44:00	Washington (CNN) -- A Colombian official said the reported Secret Service prostitution scandal has overshadowed the country's effort to showcase the city of Cartagena during the recent Summit of the Americas. "The inappropriate conduct of the Americans, it has overshadowed us a little," Cartagena Interior Minister Nausicrate Perez said. "But we are sure that we will transcend this, because Cartagena is much more. It is a beautiful, calm city, a historic city that showed the world its security and tranquility." Perez said officials are waiting to get more information on the allegations that Secret Service agents brought prostitutes back to their hotel in Colombia ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the summit over the weekend. "We are waiting for a report from the foreign ministry, because officially, the district of Cartagena does not have evidence that shows that there are people or women from Cartagena involved," Perez said. Meanwhile in the United States, the fallout from the incident continued Tuesday, with the White House defending the Secret Service and its director. Eleven Secret Service members have been implicated in the investigation, which began Thursday after one of the women complained that she hadn't been paid. In addition, as many as 10 U.S. military personnel from all branches of the armed forces are being questioned about potential involvement in any misconduct, two military officials said. "The alleged misconduct occurred before Obama arrived in Cartagena, and the Secret Service said the personnel involved were relieved of duty and sent home before the president landed. But the news broke while he was there, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the Pentagon on Monday that the incident distracted attention "from what was a very important regional engagement for our president."" Former president Bill Clinton said: "I'd be all over that". Seems that most everything the Dems do involves illicit use of their zippers.	SurferJoe46 (51)
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