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Stewart: ‘How the f**k does the Secret Service guy have a Facebook page?’
In his segment Monday evening about the ongoing Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia, Daily Show host Jon Stewart focused on David Chaney, the agent forced into early retirement over his posting of a photo of Sarah Palin with a sexist comment while serving on her security detail. Stewart took…
Obama: Secret Service agents in scandal are ‘knuckleheads’
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday branded Secret Service agents embroiled in a Colombian prostitute scandal as “knuckleheads” who should not detract from the “incredible” work of the rest of his elite bodyguard unit. “The Secret Service, these guys are incredible,” Obama said at a…
11 now investigated in Secret Service scandal
The US military said Friday it is now investigating 11 service members linked to the growing sex scandal in Colombia that has rocked the president’s Secret Service. The Pentagon had initially said five troops were implicated and later said there were 10 suspects. “I can tell you now, based on…
Sex scandal claims jobs of 3 Secret Service agents
The US Secret Service said three employees will leave their jobs over the sex scandal in a hotel in Colombia which tarnished the elite presidential protection agency’s image. Two leading congressmen meanwhile revealed in a letter to Secret Service chief Mark Sullivan obtained by ABC News that agents accused of consorting with prostitutes may have been…
Despite scandal, Obama confident in Secret Service boss
WASHINGTON — The White House Tuesday expressed confidence in the chief of the US Secret Service, but the elite bodyguard unit’s Colombian sex scandal deepened, with claims that 20 women were involved. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is coming under increasing political pressure over allegations that agents sent to the…
Hate group leader: ‘Open homosexuality’ caused Secret Service scandal
The leader of an anti-LGBT rights group on Monday said a scandal where Secret Service agents were caught with female prostitutes in Columbia was actually the fault of “open homosexuality in our military.” Speaking to conservative radio host Janet Mefferd, Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council — a…
Five military members accused of misconduct in Secret Service scandal
Five members of the U.S. military were allegedly involved in the prostitution scandal in Colombia that saw 12 Secret Service members relieved of duty. The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) said that it would punish the military members for “inappropriate conduct” at the same hotel the service agents were located…
Obama Secret Service agents sent home from Colombia for ‘misconduct’
In a rare move, some Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to help protect US President Barack Obama at a regional summit have been sent home amid accusations of a sex scandal, officials and reports said on Friday. “There have been allegations of misconduct made against Secret Service personnel in…
Online startup kicked off domain without stated reason
Updated, below: JotForm back online, Secret Service confirms involvement An online startup called JotForm said this week that it was kicked off its .com Internet domain by host GoDaddy, allegedly at the request of the U.S. Secret Service. It’s not yet clear why JotForm, which allows users to create and…
Bullet struck White House window: report
A bullet has struck the ballistic glass of an exterior window of the White House and another round has been found nearby, News4, a local NBC affiliate, reported. The news outlet said the Secret Service – the bodyguard detail charged with protecting the US president and other top officials — began investigating after an incident on Friday when…
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