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Obama To Appoint First Female Secret Service Director

by Igor Bobic
03.26.13 | 10:35 am

President Barack Obama plans to appoint longtime Secret Service veteran Julia Pierson as the agency’s new director, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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