Obama in Physical Danger from Crazy Rightwingers

The Progressive by Matthew Rothschild | Aug. 17, 2009 (Opinion)

Obama is facing more than 30 death threats a day, the paper said. And the Secret Service doesn’t have the resources to handle them all.

“We have half the agents we need,” one Secret Service member told Kessler. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Republicans, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 17, 2009 - 11:48 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 17, 2009 - 11:48 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 17, 2009

The information on the number of threats and the shortage of secret service agents is notable.

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