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Bloomberg Forced to Take Cover in Israel

Missile alert sends NYC mayor scrambling in search of shelter

By the Associated Press

Posted Jan 4, 2009 7:56 PM CST

(AP) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had to take a break from expressing solidarity with Israelis threatened by Hamas rockets today after a missile warning sent him and his party scurrying into a bomb shelter. The daylong trip to Israel that included visits to two towns... Read full story »

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