US hostage ordeal highlights security for 2008 candidates
AFP, December, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Friday's hostage-taking incident at Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign office underscored why the 2008 presidential contenders have to live with tight security measures during their gruelling campaigns.
Two candidates on the 2008 campaign trail, Democrats Clinton and Barack Obama are already under the protection of the US Secret Service, which is responsible for ensuring the safety of the US president himself.
Clinton, as a former first lady, had such protection even before she hit the campaign trail, but her detail has been visibly boosted since.
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Obama, who is seeking to become America's first black president, was placed under Secret Service protection in May, unusually early in the process. Candidates are more often offered Secret Service help once they become the nominee of their party, and some chafe at the highly visible wall of protection between them and their supporters.
Several sharp suited Secret ...
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