A second letter sent to the U.S. Senate and another intended for President Obama have potentially positive for the lethal poison ricin. The law enforcement official said the letter is similar to one recently mailed to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker on Tuesday. Capitol police, the FBI and other agencies have continued an investigation
President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's new director Pierson, who most recently served as the agency's chief of staff, will take over from Mark Sullivan, who announced his retirement last month.
The Obama administration is "playing defense" over its decision to cancel tours at the White House due to the budget cuts, or "sequester" that took effect at the beginning of the month, Fox News.com reported.
A hacker apparently accessed private photos and e-mails between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents, the Associated Press reported. U.S. Secret Service have been investigating the web site, which displayed the photos by the hacker, including one that shows Bush Sr. while in a Houston hospital, apparently taken by his daughter, according to Aljazeera.com. Bush Sr. recently spent almost two month being treated for complication from a bronchial infection.
