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New Passport Office in Dallas
The U.S. Department of State opened its 22nd domestic passport issuance facility in Dallas, Texas on July 13. The Dallas Passport Agency is located at 1100 Commerce Street in downtown Dallas and is designed to join the Houston Passport Agency in providing in-person passport services to American citizens throughout the southwest border region. -More 

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Learn more about the final phase of this new initiative, which went into effect June 1.
-Briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary Sprague  -More 

Indonesia
Date: 05/21/2009 Location: Medan, Indonesia. Description: An Indonesian Muslim girl checks her Facebook account at an Internet cafe. © AP ImageIndonesia's approximately 240.3 million people make it the world's fourth-most populous nation. Constitutional guarantees of religious freedom apply to the six religions recognized by the state, namely Islam (86.1%), Protestantism (5.7%), Catholicism (3%), Hinduism (1.8%), Buddhism (about 1%), and Confucianism (less than 1%). -
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