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Saturday, February 23, 2008

Secret Service stopped security screenings at Obama rally



Dallas cops went to the media with their concerns over an apparent Secret Service decision to stop weapons screening of attendees at a large Obama rally on Wednesday.

As reported in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, the officers who were running the security detail became alarmed at what they considered a serious breach of security when they were ordered to put away metal detectors and allow thousands into the rally without even a cursory search.

And this in Dallas, the city where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Of all places!

The Secret Service did not return the paper's calls for comments before deadline, but did try to defend itself later, as reported in the paper's online edition Friday.

Is it time for a change in Washington, or what?

Read more here.


-- Dan Damon

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