Obama Secret Servie Detail Sent Home Amid Allegations of Drinking and Prostitutes

CARTAGENA, Colombia—The Secret Service is investigating allegations that agents on President Barack Obama’s security detail to Colombia were involved with prostitution, a person familiar with the matter said.

The agents involved have been sent home and are being replaced by other Secret Service personnel, the Secret Service said in a statement. It said the alleged misconduct occurred before the president arrived Friday.

The incident occurred at a local hotel Wednesday evening, people in Cartagena with knowledge of the events said.

Mr. Obama is attending the weekend Summit of the Americas, a gathering of dozens of regional leaders. The Secret Service said the president’s security was never compromised.

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Sounds like another day at the Obama White House!! Where’s Reggie Love??

Chavez Gives Gift to Obama: Book that Chronicles US and European interference in Latin America

At summit, Obama gets friendly with Chavez:

In front of photographers, Chavez gave Obama a copy of “The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent,” a book by Eduardo Galeano, which chronicles U.S. and European economic and political interference in the region.

Later, when a reporter asked Obama what he thought of the book, the president replied: “I thought it was one of Chavez’ books. I was going to give him one of mine.”

For full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090418/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cb_obama_summit_19

“Brothers in Socialism” meet up at the Summit of the Americas

Barack Obama greets Hugo Chavez; “like old friends”