1.   And then Starr sought and won the right to interrogate the Secret Service agents who guard the president from assassins.

2.   Another worry among Secret Service officials was that reporters would yell questions to Cockell while he was guarding the president.

3.   Before the advent of television, the president was much less guarded in his statements.

4.   But Starr is apparently finished taking testimony from Larry Cockell, the plainclothes agent in charge of the Secret Service detail that guards the president.

5.   But Starr apparently is finished taking testimony from Larry Cockell, the plainclothes agent in charge of the Secret Service detail that guards the president.

6.   Forcing agents to testify could reveal secrets about how the agency guards the president, which they maintain would jeopardize his safety, Brown said.

7.   He guarded the president and preserved his own virginity.

8.   In walks agent Sam Simms, a chronic joker considered too immature to guard the president himself.

9.   It is no picnic guarding presidents.

10.   It should be possible for Starr to conduct an effective inquiry without damaging presidential security or setting a precedent for questioning the agents who guard the president most closely.