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Washington Whispers by Paul Bedard

A Vote From the Secret Service

March 18, 2007 12:00 PM ET | Permanent Link | Print

Here's one group not crying over the speeded-up presidential primary process: the U.S. Secret Service. Instead of protecting more than a dozen candidates during the early months of the primary season, the agents might have just two candidates to oversee by the middle of February. Why? A quickened primary process could cull the list of nominees that early. Agency officials say they had expected to have a crowd of candidates to protect through April, so this change could save them millions.

Tags: presidential election 2008 | primaries | Secret Service

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