[FedCom] MT Fed Files - GOP Campaign Update

[Brian]

Secret Service Code Names Chosen By Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum

Marc Ambinder of GQ revealed on Monday the secret service code names chosen by Mitt Romney and Rick
Santorum. 
Romney decided on "Javelin"
Santorum went with "Petrus"

Santorum discussed his secret service code name Monday night with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren and
confirmed that he chose Petrus. He said he liked it because "Petrus" is Latin for "Peter" -- the
Americanized name of his grandfather Pietro -- and "rock."

He also dinged Romney's code name. "I understand they named it after an American Motors car. I
remember the Javelin. It was a very unusual car, so I think it sort of fits," he said. The Javelin
was a muscle car that competed with the Ford Mustang and was manufactured by American Motors
Corporation, which Romney's father led before being elected governor of Michigan.

Romney began receiving secret service protection on Feb. 1, while Santorum's protection began on
Feb. 28.

President Barack Obama's code name is "Renegade" 
First Lady Michelle Obama is "Renaissance" 
Malia Obama is "Radiance"
Sasha Obama is "Rosebud."

<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/secret-service-code-names-mitt-romney-rick-santorum_n_1366
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MT Fed Files - GOP Campaign Update
JAVLIN: Romney
PETRUS: Santorum
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