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Agent Floyd Boring, Truman's Protector, Dies at 92

Feb 5th, 2008 · Floyd "Toad" Boring, a Secret Service agent best known for his role in defending President Harry Truman from an assassination attempt, died last week at the age of 92. In his career with the Secret Service, he protected presidents from FDR to Lyndon Johnson.

Keywords: protections · president · assassination · agent · Truman · FDR · President Harry Truman · Floyd · Secret Service · protector · Floyd Toad Boring · Lyndon Johnson

Soldier from Wisconsin Sought Role of Protector *

Feb 1st, 2008 · Army PFC Jason Lemke died in Iraq in January when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. His family says the 30-year-old Wisconsin native tried to be protective of everyone -- even people he didn't know.

Keywords: Iraq · protections · Soldiers · vehicle · roadside · Family · Wisconsin · native · protector · Army PFC Jason Lemke

Report: Numerous Counterfeit Goods Pose Danger

Dec 5th, 2007 · Consumer Reports says a wide range of counterfeit merchandise -- some of it unsafe -- has made its way into the U.S. marketplace. Some of the dangerous goods showing up in retail outlets are extension chords, Christmas tree lights, surge protectors, smoke alarms, and auto parts.

Keywords: dangerous · auto · Marketplace · unsafe · counterfeit · Christmas · merchandise · Consumer Reports · protector

'Oath Betrayed' Questions Doctors' Roles in Torture

Jun 28th, 2006 · In the spring of 2004, when Americans were horrified by the pictures of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, medical ethics expert Steven Miles had just one question: Where were the doctors? Miles, himself a doctor, has written a book about how the medical profession failed to perform its role as protector.

Keywords: ethics · Iraq · Americans · Prisons · medical · picture · 2004 · Torture · expert · Abu Ghraib · oath · horrified