Secret Service preparing for a busy 2012

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Source: The Washington Post

The U.S. Secret Service faces the daunting task of providing security on the presidential campaign trail and for at least six major national security events in the coming year, its director said Wednesday.

Director Mark Sullivan told House members that 2012 will be “a very demanding and challenging year” as the agency provides protection for President Obama, Vice President Biden, their families, former presidents, visiting foreign dignitaries, GOP candidates and the Republican Party’s eventual presidential nominee.

The Secret Service is also preparing to provide security at six major political events in fiscal year 2012 — November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Hawaii, the annual State of the Union address, next spring’s NATO summit and G-20 meetings in Chicago, and next summer’s Republican convention in Tampa and Democratic convention in Charlotte.

In the past two years, Secret Service special agents have provided 100 percent incident-free protection to dignitaries during more than 6,100 trips across the United States and about 560 overseas trips, according to Sullivan. In 2010, the agency provided security for visits by 236 foreign officials and their spouses — mostly during a nuclear security summit in Washington and United Nations meetings in New York.

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[Sherman A1]

1. One would suspect it would be busy

it is an election year.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. Shit, with this Republican field...

I wouldn't be half surprised if the Secret Service has to arrest a couple of the lunatics their guarding.