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By Spencer S. Hsu Washington post:
Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration has doubled the number of officials granted Secret Service protection, from 26 to 54, including top White House aides such as the chief of staff and national and homeland security advisers.
The service has begun training agents to fill 103 full-time slots as to be part of the current president's retirement detail.
The exceptionally early start of the 2008 race and its unusually large field have increased the pressure, forcing the Secret Service to scramble to keep up with the longest and costliest U.S. presidential campaign ever.
Also, as a former first lady, Democratic candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) already has a protective detail.