ALLISON: We have this breaking story from Washington State. The Secret Service confirms Vice President Louis Cardoza has been killed in a savage assault by an unknown private militia, who ambushed a convoy carrying the Vice President from a vacation home to a nearby airfield. Rescuers at the scene say there are at least a dozen bodies—nobody is alive. Hundreds of Federal investigators are heading to the area. U.S. Forest Service rangers at a nearby winter camp said they heard explosions but thought it was part of an avalanche control program by state authorities. The Vice President’s widow and three small children are reportedly devastated but composed, and will be flown out of Seattle on Air Force Two bound for Washington. President Cliff Bradley has canceled his appearance at a Middle Class Party fundraiser to meet Mrs. Cardoza. MCP backer Robert Lee Hamilton is preparing a statement of grief and outrage. General Billy Norcross, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has offered assistance by U.S. Armed Forces, but so far the Governor of Washington has only called up a National Guard battalion of helicopter infantry trained for mountain rescues. We will keep you updated on this breaking story.

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