{"id":1714,"date":"2014-10-12T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T17:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/unbelievable-we-are-like-this-only\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:15:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:15:23","slug":"unbelievable-we-are-like-this-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/unbelievable-we-are-like-this-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable: We Are Like This Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Unbelievable: We Are Like This Only<\/strong><br \/>\nI learn that he overcame the handicap of being dead and obtained a passport to attend the Harvard ceremony, but the US government refused him entry. Let me quote from a New York Times report on his story. It is written so well it could have been &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/columns\/v_sudarshan\/Unbelievable-We-Are-Like-This-Only\/2014\/10\/12\/article2473031.ece\">The New Indian Express<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#39;t trust bumbling public officials and opt out of this NHS data disaster<\/strong><br \/>\nThe great passport computer fiasco this year meant thousands were inconvenienced. Surely we all recall the Department of Work and Pensions computer discs containing all the private details of everyone claiming child benefit, including their National&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/comment\/columnists\/nick-ferrari\/521741\/Opt-out-of-this-NHS-data-disaster\">Express.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unbelievable: We Are Like This Only I learn that he overcame the handicap of being dead and obtained a passport to attend the Harvard ceremony, but the US government refused him entry. Let me quote from a New York Times report on his story. 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