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First Daughter Barbara (Bush) Robbed in Argentina
abc news ^ | 11-21-06 | abc

Posted on 11/21/2006 3:56:24 PM PST by dogbyte12

First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.

It was not the only mishap on the two-week trip to Argentina by Barbara (right) and her twin sister Jenna (left).

A Secret Service agent on the advance detail got into an "altercation" with someone after a night out and was badly beaten, according to the law enforcement reports. The Secret Service said today the incident was an attempted mugging that occurred while the agent was on his own time. The agent is doing fine.

The purse snatching took place on Barbara's first night in town while she was dining in the picturesque San Telmo neighborhood. According to the reports, the Secret Service agents failed to notice the incident.

The Secret Service would not comment on the purse snatching, and the First Lady’s office said they would not comment on any personal trip made by the daughters. There have been recent reports, however, that Jenna Bush has been living and working in Panama as an intern for UNICEF.


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To: ketelone

So is Hillary!


261 posted on 11/22/2006 2:32:12 PM PST by omega4179 (Crush all Rinos 2008)
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To: ketelone

I always thought BB was the cute one now I am sure of it. Shes lovely, educated and comes from wealth.


262 posted on 11/22/2006 2:34:42 PM PST by omega4179 (Crush all Rinos 2008)
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To: Fawn

Chelsea Clinton does not have Secret Service protection.


263 posted on 11/22/2006 2:34:55 PM PST by trumandogz (Rudy G 2008: The "G" Stands For Gun Grabbing & Gay Lovin.)
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To: trumandogz

I was speaking 'as if' she did....or 'when she did'.


264 posted on 11/22/2006 3:01:53 PM PST by Fawn (NEVER GO TO 'APPLIANCE KING' IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA--THEY SCAM YOU!!!)
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To: wideawake

Just saw it on the news....it was an outdoor cafe. Apparently the SS saw it, but they don't leave the girls to chase a thief.


265 posted on 11/22/2006 4:56:39 PM PST by toldyou
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To: dogbyte12

Sounds like a great place to visit--not.


266 posted on 11/22/2006 6:05:48 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("A litany of complaints is not a plan." - GW Bush, referring to DNC's lack of a platform on ANYTHING)
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To: ohioWfan

Come on with this. I didn't imply that. You asked and I told you about me when I was getting out of hand, that's all. I like those daughters. When an SS Agent also gets mugged, some planning on what they do and where is needed.


267 posted on 11/22/2006 6:13:16 PM PST by BobS
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To: BobS
You did so imply that. You said the Bush girls were being stupid and that they needed to be kept in line and told where not to travel, and then said your Dad hit you with a belt when you got out of line.

The fact is, the young women in question are intelligent and mature, they did absolutely nothing 'stupid,' and their Dad doesn't need to do a single thing to them except give them a big hug when they get home.

Your whole premise was preposterous.

268 posted on 11/22/2006 6:26:03 PM PST by ohioWfan (President Bush - courageously and honorably protecting us in dangerous times, . Praise the Lord!)
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To: Dog

Good Lord. I hope so. Unbelievable.


269 posted on 11/22/2006 6:28:25 PM PST by ItisaReligionofPeace (lookw)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Doubtful that he knew!


270 posted on 11/22/2006 6:30:57 PM PST by ItisaReligionofPeace (lookw)
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To: spacecowboynj

A rapper has a better security detail. Christ.

Unfortunately, a rapper pays his body guards more than the Secret Service pay their personnel.


271 posted on 11/23/2006 12:48:24 AM PST by antiunion person (Give 'em an inch and they will take everything !!!!)
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To: dogbyte12

Why has this been "Breaking New" for three days?


272 posted on 11/23/2006 2:11:27 PM PST by mcg2000 (New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
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To: mcg2000

True. But isn't the Secret Service, at least to me, supposed to be a calling? I mean, you want these guys to have brilliance at what they do but not be driven by earnings, but by belief in what they do.

I mean, just the mystique alone of having "Secret Service" on your resume...

It can't be about pay. If our Secret Servicemen/women not doing a fantastic job because of pay then this country is lost.

I think it's more complicated than that.


273 posted on 11/23/2006 8:17:18 PM PST by spacecowboynj
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To: ohioWfan
I have NO doubt that many who post these disgusting, ignorant comments are DU plants.

I agree.

274 posted on 11/23/2006 8:31:45 PM PST by LisaMalia (GO BUCKEYES!!!!!)
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To: dogbyte12
ummmm ... assassinations ... murders ... bombs ... Middle East chaos ...

And FR still keeps a purse snatching as top notch news! LOL
275 posted on 11/24/2006 4:24:20 AM PST by mcg2000 (New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
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To: Dog

This is pretty scary. If they didn't notice her purse being snatched, how would they have noticed poison being slipped into her food?


276 posted on 11/24/2006 8:58:25 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: 4integrity; mystery-ak

I'm sure the cell phone is password-protected.


277 posted on 11/24/2006 9:02:37 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: LisaMalia
have NO doubt that many who post these disgusting, ignorant comments are DU plants.

I agree.

I agree ALSO!

If the girls had been in any danger, there would have been a dead thief bleeding out on the restaurant floor.The SS lads keep their security sharp and non-invasive for the twins.Making a scene to nab the theif was not in their ROE. They could have killed the theif, or wrestled him to the floor, but all that would have done, would have been to ruin a perfectly good evening, and make for a lesson lost for the girls. Now maybe they both are packin'.

278 posted on 11/24/2006 9:57:24 AM PST by Candor7 (Into Liberal flatulance goes the best hope of the West, and who wants to be a smart feller?)
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To: Revolting cat!

Octogenarians?


279 posted on 11/24/2006 11:14:15 AM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Rockitz

and probably pick pockets and other criminals abound.


280 posted on 11/24/2006 11:20:14 AM PST by television is just wrong (Our sympathies are misguided with illegal aliens...)
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