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House Extend Protection For Past Presidents

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:20:14 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to give former presidents and their wives lifetime Secret Service protection, arguing that terrorist threats and the comparative youth of recent presidents make such a change necessary

Senator Calls For Independent Secret Service Probe

Associated Press — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:49:38 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran Republican lawmaker says it's time for an inspector general's investigation to find how widespread the problems at the Secret Service are.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the nation needs to know whether reports of sexual misbehavior by agents traveling in advance of the president reflect part of the culture of the Secret Service

Secret Service Say Bullet Hit White House

Associated Press — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:34:51 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says a bullet hit an exterior window of the White House and was stopped by ballistic glass.

An additional round of ammunition was found on the White House exterior