The function that Pinkerton established actually was the beginning of the Secret Service.
Since that time federal police authority has grown to a large number of three-letter agencies - FBI, CIA, INS, IRS, DEA.
Now comes a proposal for another agency: The "Airport Security Service."
Can't you see it now, the new service in their black outfits with their initials in large white letters across their backs?
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