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zipplewrath

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32. And in the rain

Reply to marshall (Reply #30)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 12:06 PM

Apr 2013

I believe they got caught in some rain on the way home.

I did notice though that despite the "example", the reality was that the motorcade was following along (and blocking traffic). It must be frutstrating to be the Pres and watch the amount of energy (literally) spent on ones protection even for the simplest of tasks.

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