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Errant flight prompts Capital evacuations
May 11 2005 10:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A small plane strayed within three miles of the White House on Wednesday, leading to frantic evacuation of the Executive Mansion and the Capitol with military jets scrambling to intercept the aircraft and firing flares to steer it away.
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D.C. mayor says officials unaware of alert
May 11 2005 9:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - While the Capitol, White House and other federal buildings were being evacuated Wednesday, city officials were unaware that a small plane had flown into restricted airspace over the capital, Mayor Anthony Williams said.
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Golfer Crenshaw, Texas judge land Bush invites
May 11 2005 7:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pro golfer Ben Crenshaw, a Texas Supreme Court justice and several political appointees and fundraisers are among those who landed invitations to spend the night at the White House or Camp David last year.
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Pilot of errant plane described as 'swell'
May 11 2005 6:53PM (CT)
SMOKETOWN, Pa. (AP) - The men flying in a Cessna that ventured into restricted airspace near the White House and caused a panic in the nation's capital Wednesday were aware of the heavy flight restrictions around Washington, D.C., friends and relatives say.
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Presidential panel hears about tax system
May 11 2005 6:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A presidential commission looking into how to make income taxes fairer and simpler heard pitches Wednesday from experts with ideas about revamping or replacing the current system.
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Bush was amazed to spend V-E Day in Russia
May 11 2005 4:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Wednesday he was amazed to sit in Red Square this week and celebrate the end of World War II in Europe next to the leader of Russia, a nation that has become a friend of the United States.
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Two in custody after Capitol plane scare
May 11 2005 3:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace and came within three miles of the executive mansion. Military jets scrambled to intercept the aircraft and fired warning flares.
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Grenade at Bush speech brings speculation
May 11 2005 3:57PM (CT)
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Was it a bid to undermine a visit by President Bush _ or evidence of a real assassination plot? A grenade found near a stage where Bush addressed crowds of Georgians on Tuesday has set off a flurry of speculation.
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Newsview: Bush seeks to regain GOP support
May 11 2005 3:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - He can't just blame the Democrats. Some lawmakers in President Bush's own party are giving him an increasingly hard time over everything from Social Security to a free-trade pact for Central America to his plan to ease immigration laws. It may be an early lame-duck warning for his presidency.
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Appeals court sides with Cheney in lawsuit
May 11 2005 7:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't have to disclose the advice his energy task force got from the industry, an appeals court ruled Tuesday in what probably was a final blow to a politically charged lawsuit over public access to White House decision making.
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