WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing blistering criticism from Congress, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson acknowledged on Tuesday the agency fell short in executing its plan to protect the White House when a man with a knife entered the mansion and ran through half the ground floor before being subdued.
Secret Service Head Takes Onus For White House Breach
ALICIA A. CALDWEL
and JOSH LEDERMAN, The Providence Journal
Tue, 09/30/2014 - 8:32am
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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