In 2012, major Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum received Secret Service protection early in the primary season. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, was the first to get Secret Service protection.omney, a former Massachusetts governor and front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, was the first to get Secret Service protection.
Aramaic (×Ö·×¨Ö¸×Ö¸×Ö¸× ArÄmÄyÄ, Syriac: ÜÜªÜ¡ÜÜâ) is a language or group of languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic language family. More specifically, it is part of the Northwest Semitic group, which also includes the Canaanite languages such as Hebrew and Phoenician.
Bryan Denton for The New York Times. Aramaic is still spoken in Malula, a cliffside village in southwestern Syria. Elias Khoury, top right, whose granddaughter, Katya, below left, studies Aramaic in the village, said a government policy of Arabization discouraged the language there during his childhood.ryan Denton for The New York Times. Aramaic is still spoken in Malula, a cliffside village in southwestern Syria. Elias Khoury, top right, whose granddaughter, Katya, below left, studies Aramaic in the village, said a government policy of Arabization discouraged the language there during his childhood.