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Obama, of course, has been the target of unbounded hate from the moment that he announced that he was a presidential candidate in February 2007. The personal death threats began flooding in to his campaign. Obama had the dubious distinction of being the earliest presidential contender to be assigned Secret Service protection on the campaign trail. As the crowds grew bigger at Obama rallies and his public visibility grew even greater, the Secret Service increased the number of agents assigned to guard him.

I didn't know that. Wonder whether TOTUS has a security detail as well?

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From the Article: ...that's just to much to stomach.

Should read: ...that's just to too much to stomach.

Fixed it. Everyone needs an editor. Apparently, so does the sourced publication.