Secret Service Gave Order to Stop Screening Obama Crowd In Dallas Resent-Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:48:54 -0600 (CST) News Updates from Citizens For Legitimate Government 21 Feb 2008 http://www.legitgov.org/ All items are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Secret Service Gave Order to Stop Screening Obama Crowd In Dallas --Police concerned about order to stop screening for weapons 21 Feb 2008 Security details at Barack Obama's rally Wednesday stopped screening people for weapons at the front gates more than an hour before the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Reunion Arena. The order to put down the metal detectors and stop checking purses and laptop bags came as a surprise to several Dallas police officers who said they believed it was a lapse in security. Dallas Deputy Police Chief T.W. Lawrence, head of the Police Department's homeland security and special operations divisions, said the order -- apparently made by the U.S. Secret Service -- was meant to speed up the long lines outside and fill the arena's vacant seats before Obama came on. GOP Operative: Rove Sought to Smear Dem --Says Top Bush Adviser Asked Her to Take Compromising Pictures of Alabama Gov. Siegelman 21 Feb 2008 A Republican operative in Alabama says Karl Rove asked her to try to prove the states Democratic governor was unfaithful to his wife in an effort to thwart the highly successful politicians re-election. Roves attempt to smear Don Siegelman was part of a Republican campaign to ruin him that finally succeeded in imprisoning him, says the operative, Jill Simpson. Please forward these updates to anyone you think might be interested. Those who'd like to be added to the list can go here: http://www.legitgov.org/#subscribe_clg and add your name. Those who wish to be removed from the list can access the same link and click 'unsubscribe.' Please write to: signup@legitgov.org for inquiries/issues/concerns with your subscription. CLG Newsletter editor: Lori Price, Manager. Copyright ) 2008, Citizens For Legitimate Government . All rights reserved. CLG Founder and Chair is Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.