G8 Summit Moved

There were folks planning on being in the Chicago area for the upcoming G8 Summit, May 18 & 19, to monitor the action. News is that the summit meeting have now been moved to Camp David:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-shifts-location-of-g-8-summit-from-hometown-of-chicago-to-camp-david/2012/03/05/gIQAsm9CtR_story.html

Apparently the NATO Summit, scheduled for May 20-21, is still on schedule to being in Chicago.

Additional Secret Service Detail for GOP

In addition to providing protective details for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the US Secret Service will now be providing details for candidate Rick Santorum as well:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/26/santorum-to-receive-secret-service-detail/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/26/rick-santorum-secret-service_n_1303063.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-02-27/santorum-secret-service/53265660/1

No reports yet from monitors if they have been able to catch any radio traffic from the already operating Romney detail concerning possible code names.

No word on any possible Secret Service protection for candidate Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich.