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Secret Service On the Case
Talking Points Memo — The "Kill Him!" threat from an attendee at the Palin rally yesterday has gotten the Secret Service's attention. ...

Report: Secret Service Investigating "Kill Him" Shriek At Palin Rally
TPM Election Central — ... Scranton's Times-Tribune, which reported yesterday that a man yelled "kill him" about Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally, now says the Secret Service is getting involved: ...

Secret Service in Scranton
Ben Smith's Blog — They're interviewing reporters who heard a man shout "kill him" at Sarah Palin's rally yesterday.

Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from Scranton Palin rally
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... at the Riverfront Sports Complex. There is no indication Mr. Hackett or Mrs. Palin, who took the stage a half-hour later, heard the remark. The remark was reported almost immediately on the newspaper's Web site and today in the print edition. Times-Tribune employees who covered the rally were interviewed today by the Secret Service. Spokesman Darrin Blackford said the agency takes the threat seriously and will make an arrest if it can determine who shouted the remark. Read more: http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/d... Good! Hope they find the freak and scare ...

The Secret Service Is On The Case
The Moderate Voice — ... The Secret Service is investigating another one of those “kill him” threats directed against Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally, threats that some of her supporters claim are figments of the media’s imagination. ...

Secret Service investigating another threat against Obama made at another Palin rally
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — Latest headline from Scranton Times-Tribune: Breaking news: Secret Service investigating threat from Scranton Palin rally Yes, that news should make Sarah Palin and her running mate, John McCain, very proud. They're really riling up their base to the point where the Secret Service has to again investigate a threat made by a Palin supporter: The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton. The agency followed up on ...

Secret Service notices threats
Political Animal — SECRET SERVICE NOTICES THREATS.... Yesterday was the latest in a series of incidents in which McCain/Palin supporters shouted threats relating to Barack Obama during a campaign rally. A number of you have emailed me, wondering where the Secret Service is in all of this. Apparently, the threats have not gone unnoticed by the Secret Service, which is reportedly taking a closer look at yesterday's Palin event in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in ...

Secret Service Should Just Do Background Check On Every McCain Rally
Oliver Willis — The hate keeps building The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threatening remark directed at Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama during a political event in Scranton. The agency followed up on a report in The Times-Tribune that a member of the crowd shouted, ‘Kill him!’ after one mention of Mr. Obama’s name during a rally Tuesday for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. ...

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for October 16, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... -- Scranton's Times-Tribune, which reported yesterday that a man yelled 'kill him' about Barack Obama at a Sarah Palin rally, now says the Secret Service is getting involved .” * * *  “McCain … we've always said that that's not appropriate ... the point is that ...

Rousing the Rabble
The American Spectator — ... That accusation evidently stemmed from an Oct. 14 newspaper report that an audience member at a Palin rally in Scranton, Pa., shouted "kill him" when Obama's name was mentioned. The Secret Service investigated but was unable to corroborate that account, as Newsweek subsequently ...