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Aallegiance and the british crown. >> isn't that different? isn't that what this is all about? >> it's about political indicia. what's the heck is wrong with being a dual citizen of united states and canada? >> you are the subject of another state. >> i think he knuckled under. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tune for a reporter's balancing act. don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know.

>> steve: that's right. today we're waking up with the news that the four -- remember, nobody at the higher echelons, nobody at the state department, including the secretary of state, in trouble in any way. they had to punish those four mid-level people. but today we're waking up to the news that john kerry, since he's taken over as secretary of state, has reviewed the complete account and has determined that those people did absolutely nothing wrong. they're free to return to their job. this includes former deputy assistant secretary raymond maxwell who -- he was never told why he was on admi...

Chief political correspondent carl cameron is here with the story. good evening, carl. >> reporter: hi, bret, this is not about the president, it is about ted cruz of texas born in calgary, canada. the tea party loves him, given the controversy over mr. obama's birth certificate and speculation cruz is running for president, this probably had to come up eventually. this is the birth certificate. his father born in cuba, his mom in delaware. cruz issued a statement saying, quote, because my mother was a u.s. citizen born in delaware, i was a u.s. citizen by birth. i may technically have dual ci...

State department is allowing four employees to return to work after being put on leave in the wake of the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. cnn foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the state department with details. jill, what are officials giving as the explanation for why these four are coming back? >> reporter: well, brianna, remember after benghazi and secretary kerry came in as secretary of state, he ordered a comprehensive review of those four people, three of who had been on administrative leave and the other had resigned his post. that includes eric boswell. ...

Anticipate any major announcement. >> reporter: that means a decision still may not come for some time, amid confusion over what the president's egypt policy is. an aide to democratic senator patrick leahy said the senator was told, quote, the transfer of military aid was stopped already by the obama administration in private. hit with a barrage of questions, white house spokesman josh earnest said that's not true, and danced around whether leahy's office was wrong. >> i haven't seen the whole statement, so i am not making a declaration. i will tell you our aid continues to be under review. >>...