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Errant Plane Breaches Security at White House

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(Newser) – An errant plane set off a brief security scare in Washington today, prompting the relocation of President Obama and VP Biden, Bloomberg reports. The small aircraft entered restricted airspace before being intercepted by military jets and obeying orders to leave the area and land at a nearby airport. During the alert, the White House and Capitol were locked down.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs didn't provide details on the relocation of Obama and Biden, other than to say it was only for "a very brief period." Investigators were interviewing the pilot of the single-engine Piper Cub aircraft at the Indian Head airport in Maryland, and it was unclear if any charges would be filed.

A Piper Cub plane.
A Piper Cub plane.   (Flickr)
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ObamaBinBiden
Apr 24, 09 3:12 PM CDT
WIMPS!! Reply
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Robert_Dada
Apr 24, 09 3:45 PM CDT
It's standard precautionary protocol. I wouldn't expect you to immediately understand that though.
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Caps
Apr 24, 09 3:32 PM CDT
You are a crazy person. Didn't they fly "ole Smirk" somewhere else when he was reading "My Pet Goat"? And "Tricky Dick" into hidding. They are the whimps. Reply
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jimmypop
Apr 24, 09 5:45 PM CDT
They couldn't have put Bush in hiding, unless hiding is Camp Crawford in Texas where he spent most of his presidency. Reply
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ObamaBinBiden
Apr 24, 09 7:07 PM CDT
I hear they had to pry him off his telepromter kicking and screaming. Reply
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