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Cain to Get Secret Service Protection

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Unusually early in the election cycle for heightened security.

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Herman Cain is about to become the first presidential candidate of the 2012 election to receive Secret Service protection. Why, exactly, he feels that he needs such heightened security is unclear, but he was able to convince Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and an advisory committee that he is deserving...

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