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Senate Homeland Security Committee investigates REAL ID in Washington

Stewart Baker (L), Assistant Secretary of the Office of Policy Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security, testifies before a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee oversight hearing on the READ ID Act in Washington on April 29, 2008. The REAL ID is a nationwide effort intended to prevent terrorism, reduce fraud, and improve the reliability and accuracy of identification documents that State governments issue. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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