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Feds following up after California man's anti-Obama postupdated: Wed Dec 21 2011 18:03:00

The U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday it was following up after a California man used Facebook to make a profane threat against President Barack Obama.

Man arrested in White House shooting probeupdated: Thu Nov 17 2011 07:06:00

An Idaho man wanted in connection with a White House shooting incident was arrested Wednesday in western Pennsylvania, police and the U.S. Secret Service announced.

Secret Service officer's gun discharges near Russian consulateupdated: Wed Nov 09 2011 11:27:00

A uniformed officer of the U.S. Secret Service accidentally discharged his firearm early Wednesday while sitting in a patrol car near the Russian consulate in Washington, an agency spokesman said.

Barack Obama slept hereupdated: Sun Oct 02 2011 10:29:00

"George Washington slept here."

Male suspect in custody after jumping White House fenceupdated: Tue Sep 20 2011 21:25:00

A male suspect wearing a backpack scaled the White House fence Tuesday and "took off at a full sprint," but was chased down and arrested, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said.

Man charged in White House fence jumping is released from custodyupdated: Wed Aug 03 2011 19:27:00

The suspect charged with breaching White House security by jumping over its security gate has been released from police custody, a court official said Wednesday.

People.com: Kristen Stewart Dishes on Breaking Dawn's 'Secret Service' Style Wedding Shootupdated: Fri Jul 22 2011 11:55:00

The Breaking Dawn star recalls all the precautions the cast and crew took to avoid spoilers

Man arrested for murder claims Obama assassination planupdated: Thu Jul 07 2011 21:19:00

Are James V. McVay's statements the shocking confessions of a man who planned to kill the president? The exaggerated claims of someone seeking attention? The rantings of a lunatic?

Reagan shooting: 'Thought we'd lost him'updated: Wed Mar 30 2011 12:12:00

Ronald Reagan and his secret service agent describe how close the president came to dying 30 years ago on March 30.

FBI, Secret Service duke it out on the iceupdated: Sun Mar 06 2011 11:45:00

It might be one of the most intense rivalries in sports.

People.com: Who Should Be Paired Up for the Remake of The Bodyguard?updated: Fri Feb 25 2011 07:50:00

Here are four possibilities for who could play the Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner characters

Political Circus: Does Obama wear a seatbelt?updated: Thu Jan 06 2011 14:38:00

Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance.

Person held near Dallas home of former President George W. Bushupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 23:41:00

Authorities detained a person near the home of former President George W. Bush on Wednesday night after an incident in his Dallas-area neighborhood, a U.S. Secret Service spokesman said.

JFK and the Secret Serviceupdated: Mon Nov 22 2010 02:33:00

Brian Todd reports on new details of JFK's Secret Service detail and the assassination.

NY man charged with planning to kill former President George W. Bushupdated: Tue Oct 26 2010 18:20:00

A suburban Rochester, New York, man described as potentially "the next Oklahoma City bomber" has been arrested and charged with planning to kill former President George W. Bush, according to federal authorities.

Suspicious package destroyed near site of scheduled Obama speechupdated: Mon Oct 25 2010 14:59:00

A package left outside a mailbox apparently because it wouldn't fit in the box caused a security scare Monday near the location of a scheduled appearance by President Barack Obama in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, state police and the Secret Service said.

White House crashers to be on reality TV showupdated: Sat Mar 27 2010 18:29:00

White House "gate-crashers" Michaele and Tareq Salahi are to be featured in the upcoming series "Real Housewives of DC," according to their media representative.

Secret Service paid hacker $75k a year, friend saysupdated: Wed Mar 24 2010 08:19:00

Convicted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez earned $75,000 a year working undercover for the U.S. Secret Service, informing on bank card thieves before he was arrested in 2008 for running his own multimillion-dollar card-hacking operation.

Report: Officers lose 243 Homeland Security gunsupdated: Thu Feb 18 2010 10:05:00

Nearly 180 Department of Homeland Security weapons were lost -- some falling into the hands of criminals -- after officers left them in restrooms, vehicles and other public places, according to an inspector general report.

Third White House state dinner crasher identifiedupdated: Wed Jan 06 2010 05:38:00

A Washington attorney late Tuesday identified his client as the third "party crasher" at a White House state dinner held in November.

Secret Service reports third White House party crasherupdated: Tue Jan 05 2010 09:58:00

The Salahis weren't the only unauthorized guests at President Obama's first White House state dinner.

Intriguing people for January 5, 2010updated: Tue Jan 05 2010 09:24:00

Casey Johnson The 30-year-old heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune was found dead at a house in Los Angeles on Monday, People magazine reported.

Salahis prepared to invoke Fifth Amendment, attorney saysupdated: Tue Dec 08 2009 19:51:00

The Virginia couple who slipped through White House security and shook hands with President Obama will invoke the Fifth Amendment, which protects against self-incrimination, if subpoenaed to testify to Congress, according to a letter from the couple's lawyer.

Secret Service report details 91 breachesupdated: Tue Dec 08 2009 08:43:00

The media spotlight has focused on the brash couple who recently managed to attend a White House state dinner, but a U.S. Secret Service training document details 91 breaches of security between 1980 and 2003.

Congress questions Secret Serviceupdated: Thu Dec 03 2009 17:16:00

The Secret Service director testifies before a committee investigating last week's White House party-crashing incident.

Lawmakers want answers on 'party-crashing' dramaupdated: Wed Dec 02 2009 18:34:00

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers will not be testifying at Thursday's congressional hearing about the recent White House security breach, Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.

Dinner crasher: 'We were invited'updated: Tue Dec 01 2009 17:58:00

The latest news on the White House party crashers from Showbiz Tonight's A.J. Hammer.

Couple didn't crash White House dinner, husband saysupdated: Tue Dec 01 2009 17:58:00

Tareq Salahi said Tuesday he and his wife "did not party-crash" a White House state dinner last week.

Crashers met the Presidentupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 08:48:00

Erica Hill and panelists discuss the latest on the White House "party crashers."

Prosecute the White House gate-crashersupdated: Mon Nov 30 2009 08:48:00

The gate crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi want to be famous as stars of reality television. I am all for that. Give them a reality television series and call it "Trial and Jailtime" in the D.C. criminal justice system. This despicable, desperate, duplicitous couple disgraced the Secret Service and embarrassed the president in his home.

Couple at state dinner met president, White House official saysupdated: Sun Nov 29 2009 07:44:00

A couple who allegedly crashed this week's state dinner at the White House met President Obama in a reception line at the event, a White House official told CNN on Friday.

People.com: Secret Service Looking Into White House Gatecrashersupdated: Sat Nov 28 2009 23:07:00

A Virginia couple conned their way into the Obamas' first state dinner

White House crashers named in 16 civil suitsupdated: Thu Nov 26 2009 19:55:00

The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants.

Feds: Couple crashed Obama's state dinnerupdated: Thu Nov 26 2009 12:52:00

Two people without invitations crashed President Obama's first White House state dinner, the U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday.

Brief history of men's underwearupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 11:28:00

Most guys pull them on every morning when they step out of the shower. In fact, at this very moment, there's probably nothing closer to you than your underwear.

Newark airport guard accused of threats against Obamaupdated: Wed Oct 21 2009 13:34:00

A security guard at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is under arrest for allegedly making threatening remarks about President Obama, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday.

Secret Service investigating Facebook poll on Obamaupdated: Tue Sep 29 2009 20:41:00

The social networking site Facebook on Monday pulled a third-party application that allows users to create polls after a site member built a poll asking if President Obama should be killed.

Borger: What surprises Biden the mostupdated: Wed Apr 08 2009 09:01:00

During the presidential campaign, vice presidential candidate Joe Biden loved to remind us all of his working-class roots -- born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, son of a car dealership manager.

Plot to assassinate Obama foiled in Turkeyupdated: Mon Apr 06 2009 21:58:00

U.S. officials have taken "very seriously" a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama involving a Syrian man who was arrested late last week in Turkey, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

People.com: Former First Daughter's Secret Service Van Towedupdated: Tue Mar 24 2009 17:39:00

Jenna Hager's security detail racks up too many parking tickets

Commentary: Can we stop waste before it happens?updated: Mon Feb 23 2009 21:32:00

As we mentioned earlier, today President Obama announced he is appointing a former Secret Service agent and top government investigator to be a kind of watchdog over the stimulus money.

Authorities mount record security effort to ensure inaugural safetyupdated: Mon Jan 19 2009 19:43:00

From land, water and air, tens of thousands of police officers, federal agents and National Guardsmen are being deployed in an unprecedented effort to make sure the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama is safe.

Secret Service countersnipers hunt for real snipersupdated: Mon Jan 19 2009 18:38:00

Look up at any presidential event and you're likely to see them: men dressed in black, armed to the teeth, looking back.

President-elect's train trip poses miles of security issuesupdated: Fri Jan 16 2009 16:43:00

President-elect Barack Obama's January 17 train trip from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington is intended to make the inauguration the most open and accessible in history.

Driving Mr. Presidentupdated: Tue Jan 06 2009 13:15:00

Joe Funk, a retired Secret Service agent, recounts his time driving President Clinton.

Obama's wheels: Secret Service to unveil new presidential limoupdated: Tue Jan 06 2009 13:15:00

As a candidate, Barack Obama promoted hybrid cars.

Time.com: The Next President's First Five Things To Do updated: Mon Nov 03 2008 00:00:00

In 24 hours, either Barack Obama or John Mccain will quickly turn to taking over the most powerful government on earth. So what does the winner do first?

Dozens arrested outside of Republican conventionupdated: Tue Sep 02 2008 07:50:00

At least 56 people were arrested Monday after police fired projectiles and used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a crowd demonstrating near the site of the Republican National Convention.

Convention host cities become high-tech fortressesupdated: Mon Aug 25 2008 09:28:00

With $100 million in federal taxpayer funds, the U.S. Secret Service has transformed the two cities playing host to the national political conventions into high-tech fortresses.

Denver prepares temporary jailupdated: Mon Aug 25 2008 09:28:00

The Denver Sheriff's Department has set up a temporary jail for the Democratic convention. KUSA's Kyle Clark reports.

Justice: Hackers steal 40 million credit card numbersupdated: Wed Aug 06 2008 10:08:00

Eleven people were indicted Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, federal authorities said.

CNNMoney: 11 charged in theft of more than 40M card numbersupdated: Wed Aug 06 2008 04:14:00

Eleven people, including three U.S. citizens, were indicted Tuesday on a number of charges in connection with the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers, federal authorities said.

People.com: Jenna Bush Wedding Weekend Kicks Off with a 'Texas-Size' Partyupdated: Sun May 11 2008 22:14:00

Jenna Bush and Henry Hager celebrate at a rehearsal dinner Friday

Secret Service probes alleged noose incidentupdated: Fri May 02 2008 16:15:00

The Secret Service is investigating whether the racially charged symbol of a noose was displayed in its Maryland training facility.

Secret Service noose incidentupdated: Fri May 02 2008 16:15:00

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and a Secret Service agent react to an incident possibly involving a noose.

McCain says he'll take Secret Service protectionupdated: Fri Apr 04 2008 19:11:00

Sen. John McCain has made it very clear he doesn't want Secret Service protection, but Friday bowed to reality and said he will take it.

Time.com: Vantage Point: Assassination Funupdated: Sat Feb 23 2008 12:00:00

Deer season, rabbit season, duck season: these have their places on the hunters' calendar. But in movie melodrama, shooting-the-President season knows no limits

Judge: White House visitor logs are public documentsupdated: Mon Dec 17 2007 17:47:00

The White House must release its visitor logs and cannot hide behind a shield of privilege, a federal judge ruled Monday. The Bush administration has resisted public disclosure while it fights a lawsuit over alleged political influence by conservative Christian leaders.

Presidential campaign puts strain on Secret Serviceupdated: Sat Jun 23 2007 07:22:00

Don Coyer is trained to take a bullet and quick to make a joke.

Elections already putting strain on Secret Serviceupdated: Tue Jun 19 2007 16:21:00

The SUV pulls up to the building entrance and is immediately surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents. It is an arrival without incident. The presidential candidate is escorted inside for the next event and heads down a hallway in what could be any hotel in any town in America.

Time.com: Dick Cheney and His Invisible Guestsupdated: Mon Jun 04 2007 14:40:00

The vice-president goes to court to keep his list of visitors a secret

Obama placed under Secret Service protectionupdated: Thu May 03 2007 15:46:00

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, has been placed under the protection of the Secret Service, the agency said Thursday.

CNNMoney: Counterfeit bills reportedly on the riseupdated: Tue Feb 27 2007 07:06:00

The amount of counterfeiting is on the rise, according to a published report, helped by the use of digital scanners and printers.

Memories of Gerald Ford: Your e-mailsupdated: Thu Dec 28 2006 11:35:00

Since former President Gerald Ford died Tuesday at the age of 93, CNN.com has received hundreds of e-mails from readers sharing their memories and personal experiences with the nation's 38th president.

Business 2.0: Patching up the leaky corporationupdated: Mon Oct 23 2006 14:08:00

16 ways hackers can break in

Ex-NBA player arrested after gunfire heard near White Houseupdated: Wed Aug 16 2006 07:53:00

A Secret Service officer arrested a former NBA player after gunshots were reported just blocks from the White House early Wednesday morning.

Man arrested trying to jump White House fenceupdated: Sun Jun 04 2006 14:04:00

The Secret Service arrested a man who was trying to jump the White House fence carrying a suspicious package on Sunday.

White House to release logs of Abramoff visitsupdated: Mon May 01 2006 16:00:00

Despite repeated White House objections to the release of documents related to Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House, the Secret Service has agreed to produce all logs detailing the disgraced lobbyist's meetings, according to a court filing released Monday.

Intruder arrested on White House groundsupdated: Sun Apr 09 2006 16:39:00

A New Mexico man arrested for jumping the White House fence Sunday has been arrested for the same thing three times before, a Secret Service spokesman said.

CNNMoney: New $10 bill rolls out Thursdayupdated: Thu Mar 02 2006 06:21:00

The new $10 bill starts to circulate Thursday, as the third more colorful bill designed to thwart counterfeiters is rolled out.

Fortune: Billionaire Bodyguardsupdated: Mon Nov 14 2005 00:01:00

MOST HEDGE FUND MAGNATES got rich protecting other people's assets. Now a New York City security firm has a message for billionaire investors: They're the ones who need protection. T&M Protection S...

CNNMoney: U.S. introduces colorful new $10updated: Wed Sep 28 2005 09:22:00

A redesigned $10 bill with new background colors meant to thwart counterfeiters was unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony on Ellis Island in New York Harbor.

CNNMoney: Colorful $10 bill comingupdated: Mon Sep 26 2005 12:49:00

A new $10 bill featuring color, new art and enhanced security will be unveiled Wednesday, and the government hopes it will take hold quickly as other new designs.

The 'suspicious package' that wasn'tupdated: Sun Aug 14 2005 19:30:00

A training device mistakenly left by a Secret Service contractor at a Washington hotel was the "suspicious package" that prompted a building evacuation Sunday afternoon, law enforcement sources said.

Protesters surround Laura Bush updated: Mon May 23 2005 04:47:00

First lady Laura Bush, on a political fence-mending tour of the Middle East, found herself the target of a tense protest in Jerusalem at one of Islam's holiest sites.

Protesters surround Laura Bush at Jerusalem mosqueupdated: Sun May 22 2005 09:56:00

First lady Laura Bush, on a political fence-mending tour of the Middle East, found herself the target of a tense protest in Jerusalem at one of Islam's holiest sites.

Officials to probe Washington airplane scareupdated: Thu May 12 2005 12:23:00

Authorities will investigate decisions made by officials when a small airplane strayed into restricted airspace over Washington, the White House said Thursday, including why President Bush was not informed about the incident until it was over.

Secret Service told grenade landed near Bushupdated: Tue May 10 2005 19:06:00

U.S. officials are investigating a report that an apparent hand grenade landed about 100 feet from where President Bush was speaking Tuesday in Tblisi, the capital of Georgia, a Secret Service spokesman said.

Inaugural security chief: D.C. prepared for all contingenciesupdated: Wed Jan 19 2005 12:39:00

President Bush takes the oath of office for his second term Thursday in the first presidential inauguration since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the resulting increases in security.

Arraignment set after showdown near White Houseupdated: Wed Jan 19 2005 07:57:00

A man in a van, who held authorities at bay for more than four hours near the White House after threatening to ignite a substance inside the vehicle, will be arraigned in U.S. District Court Wednesday morning, metropolitan police said.

Man held after standoff near White Houseupdated: Tue Jan 18 2005 18:35:00

A man in a suspicious van parked near the White House was arrested late Tuesday, more than four hours after authorities said he threatened to ignite a substance inside the vehicle.

Colombian official: Rebels planned to kill Bushupdated: Sat Nov 27 2004 12:08:00

U.S. President George W. Bush was targeted for assassination by Marxist rebels this week when he visited the city of Cartagena, a Colombian official said Saturday.

Bush aids Secret Service agentupdated: Sun Nov 21 2004 06:06:00

It was a rare moment of role reversal -- U.S. President George W. Bush coming to the aid of a man paid to protect him.

Man sets self afire outside White House updated: Mon Nov 15 2004 20:41:00

A man set himself on fire about 2 p.m. Monday on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.

Secret Service to oversee inauguration securityupdated: Mon Nov 08 2004 15:44:00

The presidential inauguration on January 20 has been designated a National Special Security Event by the Department of Homeland Security, government officials said Monday.

The politics of debates -- no props, charts or risersupdated: Tue Sep 21 2004 01:09:00

Here are highlights of some of the rules laid out in the 32-page agreement on the three presidential debates ahead of the November election.

Protesters disrupt convention eventsupdated: Wed Sep 01 2004 04:21:00

Eleven protesters from the AIDS activist group ACT UP were arrested Wednesday on the floor of Madison Square Garden after interrupting a Republican convention speech by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, the Secret Service told CNN.

Internet posts of delegates' info leads to probeupdated: Mon Aug 30 2004 21:00:00

The Secret Service is investigating an Internet posting of some Republican delegates' phone numbers, e-mail addresses and the hotels where they would stay during the party's national convention, federal law enforcement officials said Monday.

Security high for Reagan funeralupdated: Mon Jun 07 2004 15:12:00

Several federal and local security agencies are preparing for the events surrounding the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan in Washington this week.

Kerry gets Secret Service protectionupdated: Fri Feb 20 2004 07:20:00

Underscoring the tighter Democratic race for the White House, the Secret Service began providing protection Friday to presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, and Sen. John Edwards also has applied for the protection, a spokesman for the Secret Service said.

Homegrown terrorupdated: Tue Feb 10 2004 13:09:00

A potent poison. A Senate mail room. Echoes of the unsolved anthrax attacks--with a dash of angry truckers

Business 2.0: Forging Terror How rapid advances in scanning, printing, and other technologies have made counterfeiting a updated: Sun Dec 01 2002 00:01:00

There wasn't much about Mark Madrane that would have tipped anyone off to what he was really up to. He was a devout Muslim but almost never talked about his religion, acquaintances say. He worked t...

Money Magazine: The Scam That Will Not Die NIGERIAN ADVANCE-FEE SCAMS HAVE FOOLED AMERICANS FOR DECADES. THANKS TO THE INTERNET, THEY'RE NOW STAupdated: Mon Jul 01 2002 00:01:00

Imagine turning on your computer and finding an e-mail like this.

Fortune: [Big If]updated: Mon Jun 10 2002 00:01:00

The big question in Mark Costello's novel Big If (Norton) is which of two siblings, a videogame programmer and a Secret Service agent, raised by a father who scratches out the "God" on dollar bills...

Money Magazine: A Classic Scam Takes To The Internetupdated: Sun Jul 01 2001 00:01:00

The so-called Nigerian 4-1-9 scam deserves a place in the record books. Despite the sheer audacity of the pitch--Make money by helping launder ours!--the scheme has been separating the greedy and g...

Fortune: Bacara Resort & Spa A California hot spot where there's never a need to sweat it.updated: Mon Jan 22 2001 00:01:00

If the devil himself were to throw a bash honoring the most accomplished sloths, hedonists, and gluttons among us, he couldn't do a better hosting job than the new Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barb...

Money Magazine: Tracking The Moneyupdated: Sat Jul 01 2000 00:01:00

Have you ever wondered where your money had been before it landed in your wallet? Boston computer consultant Hank Eskin did, so he started a website that tracks bills by their serial numbers: www.w...

Money Magazine: CUT YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING STUCK WITH A BOGUS BILLupdated: Mon Jan 01 1996 00:01:00

IN THE FIRST MAJOR PAPER CURRENCY REdesign since 1929, the Treasury Department created the new C-note pictured below, which could begin circulating as early as next month, to thwart counterfeiters....

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