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The Secret Service I Know Doesn’t Condone Behavior Like This, Says Director

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan discredits a Washington Post story that alleges Secret Service agents condoned similar behavior in El Salvador. (0:24) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

No Strategic Need To Reopen Supply Lines, Claims Gen. Allen

By Justin Duckham on May 23, 2012

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that there is no pressing strategic need to reopen supply lines shutdown by the Pakistani government following a cross-border skirmish last November. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Alternative Supply Lines Twice As Expensive, Predicts Gen. Allen

By Justin Duckham on May 23, 2012

Gen. John Allen, the top military commander in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that relying on alternative supply routes following the Pakistani government’s decision to close theirs is posing a financial burden to the U.S. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sullivan: I Was Dumbfounded When I Found Out About Prostitution Scandal

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says he was “dumbfounded” when he learned of the prostitution scandal that took place in Cartagena, Colombia last month. (0:39) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sullivan: Secret Service Agents Did Some Dumb Things

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says that excess amounts of alcohol and the environment of Cartagena, Colombia led a group of Secret Service agents to do “some dumb things.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Secret Service Director Says Incident With Prostitutes Was Reckless

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says the actions taken by agents in Colombia last month were “reckless.” (0:13) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Sullivan: Notion That Secret Service Behavior Is Condoned Is Absurd

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says the notion that the type of behavior exercised by agents soliciting sex from Colombian prostitutes is “condoned” by supervising agents and the agency itself is “absurd.” (0:29) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Gen. Allen: Afghan Campaign Unaffected By Closed Supply Routes

By Justin Duckham on May 23, 2012

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that there is no pressing strategic need to reopen supply lines shutdown by the Pakistani government following a cross-border skirmish last November. “The closure … has had no impact on my campaign,” Allen said from the Pentagon briefing…

Secret Service Director Apologizes For Prostitution Scandal

By Benny Martinez on May 23, 2012

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan apologized for a prostitution scandal that put an unwelcome spotlight on the agency.

Romney Slams Teachers Unions, Backs School Choice

By Geoff Holtzman on May 23, 2012

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney blasted President Obama’s handling of the nation’s public education system on Wednesday.