Summary
On May 11, a small private plane wandered into restricted airspace over the nation's capital. While armed jets forced it to land in Frederick, Md., members of Congress and civil servants of all ages and physiques ran down D.C. streets.
Dignitaries dove into speeding limos. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi lost her shoes. Congress closed for the day, presumably because legislators had no clean underwear at their offices.See the full content of this document
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Small Plane, Big Threat
Afterward, radio talk jocks mocked the fliers as "stupid", etc. One hysterical commentator said the plane should have been shot down to "send a message." Others scoffed. "How much damage could a small plane do?" sniffed a letter writer to The Washin...
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