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By Anne Kornblut | Saturday, May 24, 2008 | The Washington Post

“…Her advisers quickly explained that Clinton merely intended to note that this was not the first primary campaign to stretch into the summer, not to suggest that Obama might be assassinated. Clinton later apologized to the Kennedy family while speaking to reporters, saying she did not mean to offend anyone.

But in a campaign where Obama’s safety has been a subtext and in which critics have blamed Clinton for exacerbating racial tensions, her words added a new element of tension to the Democratic contest. Obama began receiving Secret Service protection about 18 months before the general election because homeland security officials were concerned about potential threats against him….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR2008052303158_pf.html