Sen. Mark Dayton has decided to close his Washington office because of "a classified intelligence report that made him fear for the safety of his
staff."
www.cbsnews.com
Sen. Mark Dayton said Tuesday he is closing his Washington office because of a classified intelligence report that made him fear for the safety of
his staff.
Dayton, D-Minn., said the office will be closed while Congress is in recess through Election Day, with his staff working out of his Minnesota office
and in Senate space off Capitol Hill.
"I take this step out of extreme, but necessary, precaution to protect the lives and safety of my Senate staff and my Minnesota constituents, who
might otherwise be visiting my Senate office in the next three weeks," he said on a call with reporters.
"I feel compelled to do so because I will not be here in Washington to share what I consider to be an unacceptably greater risk to their safety," he
said.
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The Senator, when asked if he would advise his constituents to avoid the DC area, said he wouldn"t advise anyone to come to the DC area, and he
wouldn"t bring his two sons into the area during the time up to the election.
Of course, the rest of the government officials are claiming ignorance in the whole matter...outside, of course, what has been publicly stated...which
did mention a threat to the DC area up until the election, didn"t it?
I guess we"ll have to wait and see..
[edit on 13-10-2004 by Banshee]