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Before President Obama arrived at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, 11 Secret Service agents – along with five U.S. military personnel – were sent packing and placed on administrative leave .
The agents are accused of soliciting prostitutes, and Obama has since called for a "thorough" and "rigorous" investigation into the matter. This could turn into the biggest scandal in the history of the Secret Service , and it has certainly overshadowed the Summit.
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