Secret Service Now Authorized To Protect Herman Cain

The United States Secret Service has confirmed that it has been authorized by Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to offer protection for GOP candidate Herman Cain.

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The Secret Service will not reveal the exact reason that the Cain campaign has requested its protection. Although threats against the candidate can be a possible factor in asking for protection, any candidate can receive protection if they have “achieved prominence.”

A CBSNews.com report, however, notes that Cain has been receiving threats “as far back as when he was CEO of Godfather’s Pizza.”

h/t NYT‘s The Caucus

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