By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Facebook may be the home of some pretty trivial and silly chatter, but not all that surfaces on the social network is seen as a joking matter. The Secret Service said Sunday that it was probing an online survey on Facebook that asked whether President Obama should be assassinated,…
Secret Service agents have seen a lot of history. This is one drop of history that was apparently kept secret for a long time. Yelstin in all likelihood probably had a little too much vodka. And what better way to take the edge off of a vodka binge than with a good slice of pizza….
This book on the Secret Service is continuing to touch nerves inside and outside the agency. Some current and former Secret Service agents are disturbed that current and former agents disclosed secrets that should have remained secret. Here’s the latest review of Ronald Kessler’s new book: “IN THE PRESIDENT’S SECRET SERVICE: Behind the Scenes with…
The drama around around Washington, thanks goodness, in these instances is not real. It’s just practice for the different federal agencies. You can never be too ready. You can never practice too much. By Laura Blumenfeld Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Five minutes before his job interview, John Fisher parks at Ace Fire Extinguisher…
Ronald Kessler has written an interesting book on the Secret Service. Inside the agency, some people aren’t very happy about it and have expressed disappointment that some former agents have opened up and talked. The following is an excerpt of the book “In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com CHICAGO –– David Axelrod, President Obama’s senior advisor, is now being protected by the U.S. Secret Service, ticklethewire.com has learned. Sources familiar with the situation said Axelrod picked up the detail in recent weeks. U.S. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan declined to provide details, but said: “I can confirm that he…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Secret Service relying on a psychic? That’s the claim in a new book by Ronald Kessler “In The President’s Secret Service”. The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column by Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts reports that the Secret Service once changed a motorcade route for President George H.W. Bush in 1992…
Yes, as you might expect, the training is rigorous, the requirements are tough. Here’s the details. By Laura Blumenfeld Washington Post Sunday Magazine LESSON ONE: Get Ready To Die The teacher walks into the mat room. “Good morning, Mr. Mixon,” the students say in unison. “Cut that [expletive] out. Don’t act like you give a…
