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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: campaign security

campaign security stories: 3 news summaries

 Unprecedented Security 
 Watches Over DC 

Record staff, supplies needed to counter crowds, threats

Jan 20, 09 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - It is an almost unimaginably difficult job: as Washington floods with millions of visitors, the Secret Service has to comb through and pick out all potential sources of danger to the new president. This means, as the London Times reports, a record five tons of bulletproof glass, tens of thousands... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • Secret Service • assassination • inauguration • campaign security • President Obama

Growing Obama Security
to Peak at Inauguration

Tuesday's event will present ultimate security challenge

Jan 18, 09 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Two years of improving security for Barack Obama will climax at his swearing-in on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. The president-elect will address the nation from behind a 5-ton bulletproof curtain as more than 23,000 police and National Guard troops stand guard. Road, river, and air traffic will be... More »

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Barack Obama • Secret Service • inauguration • campaign security

Clinton-Obama Race Ups Stakes for Secret Service

Agents deploy to protect two unique candidates

Mar 11, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The race for the Democratic nomination is confounding an unlikely group—the Secret Service, which started covering Barack Obama earlier than any previous candidate and has protected Hillary Clinton since Bill's nomination in 1992. And the throngs of passionate supporters—as many as 30,000—at campaign events “definitely... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Secret Service • Bill Clinton • assassination attempt • Democratic presidential primaries • campaign security • general election

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