Law enforcement-trained personnel engaged as Field Researchers then visited the mosques and evaluated them on the basis of pre-determined indices of Shariah law observance.

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"If in fact IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous, " he said during a news conference with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron.

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The allegations of misconduct were investigated, and swift action was taken against those Secret Service personnel who had engaged in that misconduct.

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And I want to thank as well the Department of Homeland Security personnel who have been engaged on a day-in, day-out basis to implement them since Christmas.

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In the specific case of the SEC, for example, this would mean a reduction of personnel from the usual 3, 969 to 174 engaged in law enforcement and 158 engaged in the protection of life or property.

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The Constitution, under the Anti-deficiency Act, stipulates that only federal personnel involved in the safety of human life or the protection of property and those engaged in law enforcement functions, are to be employed in the case of a shutdown.

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