Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, is set to receive protection from the Secret Service, reports FOX News. Rival candidate Newt Gingrich has also requested protection from the service, and Mitt Romney already has it, according to FOX.
Santorum asked for protection after an incident earlier this month after “Occupy” supporters heckled the candidate near Tacoma, Wash., earlier this month. After a scuffle broke out at the Washington event involving Occupy Tacoma protestors one man was arrested for the “glitter bombing” of Santorum, an act of protest that has spread recently in defiance of the candidate’s extreme views on homosexuality. Glitter bombing involves throwing glitter at the candidate.
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