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Seconds ago: Security alert prompts evacuation of U.S. Capitol and White House.
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CNN.com
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A security alert prompted the evacuation of parts of the White House and U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
"Run, this is no joke, leave the grounds," a U.S. Secret Service agent told CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux. An all-clear announcement was issued a few minutes later. No other details of the evacuation were immediately available.
Two F-16 aircraft were spotted in the air above the Washington area.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to CNN it was tracking an unidentified aircraft that has apparently violated airspace over the White House.
Malveaux said a motorcade of six or seven cars left the White House. It's not known if President Bush has left the residence. CNN Congressional Correspondent Joe Johns said members of the Senate were evacuated from the Senate floor while it was in session.
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WTF IS THIS? Nobody understands wtf is going on. Cnn has live cam from Capitol.
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crazy, crazy...someone's gettin' their pilot's license revoked! Hey, at least we're safe.
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bah. a Cesna, apparently. BOOOOOOOO! 
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LOL imagine flying your Cesna and you see like a black hawk and two F16 tailing you.
No terrorism involved, apparently.
THIS IS NUTS!!!!
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Man just a cessna pilot drove his place into restricted airspace "uknowingly" Everything's fine.
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There's something a bit amiss when a trivial action can cause such a panic; I bet the actual terrorists are taking notes and having a good laugh over it.
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I'm 6 blocks away... didn't hear a thing...
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
There's something a bit amiss when a trivial action can cause such a panic; I bet the actual terrorists are taking notes and having a good laugh over it.
I'll take a few hundred false alarms to prevent another 9/11. Better to be safe IMHO. Plus, it's not like they are working anyway 
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Originally Posted by ambush
We are May 11th.
Interesting point... didn't think about that. 5/11
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The only rather off-kilt thing about May 11th is that it is Peter North's birthday. 
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Originally Posted by Weyland-Yutani
The only rather off-kilt thing about May 11th is that it is Peter North's birthday.
And you would know that ... why? Any iCal calendars I should be subscribing to?
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Beware the Ides of May..wait that was March. Never mind.
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Alls well that ends well. It's better to be safe.
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
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Originally Posted by effgee
And you would know that ... why? Any iCal calendars I should be subscribing to?
***my mind is full of useless information that's why!!***
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We all know that they would be attacking because of the 1894 Pullman Car Strike!!!
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Originally Posted by mitchell_pgh
We all know that they would be attacking because of the 1894 Pullman Car Strike!!!
That would explain the $10,000 hammer and $5,000 toilet seat.
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you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
That would explain the $10,000 hammer and $5,000 toilet seat.
"I mean look at me - I look like a schlamil"
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Ok, enough references to "Independence Day" already!
I like when he said, "Uhm, ok, ok, Which part?"...
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Originally Posted by budster101
... "Uhm, ok, ok, Which part?"...
"Oh no ... you did not shoot that green sh*t at me"
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
There's something a bit amiss when a trivial action can cause such a panic; I bet the actual terrorists are taking notes and having a good laugh over it.
Why would you say this is trivial? He flew into prohibited airspace--where he wasn't supposed to be.
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Originally Posted by starman
I farted
I snortinated.
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Originally Posted by Weyland-Yutani
The only rather off-kilt thing about May 11th is that it is Peter North's birthday.
hold on a sec, lets not forget Minnesota's 147th birthday, and Irving Berlin's 117th birthday
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
There's something a bit amiss when a trivial action can cause such a panic; I bet the actual terrorists are taking notes and having a good laugh over it.
Flying over restrictive airspace is trivial?
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Ok, reason they evacuated: they know something they aren't telling the public. If it was something that warranted an evacuation of multiple buildings...then there must be something big they know of. A plane in restricted airspace...possibly but I'd imagine the restricted space is quite large so there is lots of room to shoot down planes over the people, buildings etc so the white house etc can be spared.
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