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1) Split second
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English
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Two Secret Service agents, one of them retired, have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: the the separate acts of violence that shatterred their lives were really a long time in the making -- and are a long way from over. .
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English
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"Carol Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the gaffes and scandals that plague the agency today--from a toxic work culture to outdated equipment and training to the deep resentment among the ranks with the agency's leadership. But the Secret Service wasn't always so troubled. The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.
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WND Books
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English
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Why would a successful, twelve-year Secret Service agent resign his position in the prime of his career to run for political office? How does the Washington DC "Bubble"--a haze of lobbyists, cronyists, staff, acolytes, consultants, and bureaucrats--surrounding the President distort his view of the world?--Taken from back cover.
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