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UK  US probes Obama 'death' web poll  A computer screen showing
the Facebook login page Facebook is cooperating with the secret
service investigation  The US Secret Service is investigating a
poll posted on social networking site Facebook, asking people if
they thought President Obama "should be killed".    US officials
said they would take "the appropriate investigative steps".  The
poll, described by Facebook as "offensive", asked respondents
"Should Obama be killed?" and offered four possible responses:
"No", "Maybe", "Yes", and "Yes if he cuts my health care".  Like
any threat to the US president's life, the poll is being studied
by the US Secret Service, which is charged with protecting the
president.  "We take... these things seriously," said Darrin
Blackford, a Secret Service spokesman.   "We're working with the
US Secret Service, but they'll need to provide any details of
their investigation," said Barry Schnitt, Facebook's spokesman
for