Stray plane sends U.S. capital scrambling

Thursday, May 12, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A small plane strayed within three miles of the White House Wednesday, forcing an evacuation of government buildings so quick that Capitol police, rushing to get House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to a secure location, lifted her out of her shoes.

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