Posted at 10:39 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007
Obama now under Secret Service protection
By JEFF BLISS and JAY NEWTON-SMALL
Bloomberg News Service
The decision followed a request from Obama and there's no known threat against him, said a department official who requested anonymity.
The Secret Service determined that the Illinois lawmaker has met several criteria for protection, such as actively campaigning for his party's nomination and raising more than $100,000, the official said.
E-mails and telephone calls to spokespersons on the senator's campaign were not immediately returned.
