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Specter Requested Capitol Police Assistance at Town Hall

The Capitol Police sent several officers to Sen. Arlen Specter’s town-hall meeting Tuesday to ensure the Pennsylvania Democrat’s safety, but Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer said that such a step is rare even as tempers are flaring at similar events across the country.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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