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Published April 29, 2013 FoxNews.com WASHINGTON – SNIPPET: "On multiple occasions, first after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and again after 9/11, Congress mandated that immigration officials come up with a verifiable entry-exit system to track foreign visitors. To date, the Department of Homeland Security has failed, despite spending billions in tax dollars. The current system, known as USVISIT, does take fingerprints and photos of international visitors when they arrive at U.S. airports, but it has no similar biometric exit system. The goal is to match entry and exit records to determine which individuals comply with their visa and...

Prince Charles certainly got the royal treatment on his recent visit to the Bay Area -- and judging by the security bills, the trip came at a royal cost for taxpayers as well. The San Francisco Police Department says it paid officers $105,000 in regular and overtime pay to provide escort and dignitary protection to the prince and his bride, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during their four-day visit earlier this month. And department insiders tell us they don't expect the feds or British government to reimburse them for their work. Protecting the royals comes with all the headaches of a...