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1 of 3. A crew member aboard a U.S Marine helicopter accompanying Marine One wears night vision goggles as they fly back to JFK Airport following U.S. President Barack Obama's campaign fundraisers in Connecticut August 6, 2012.

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Tue Aug 7, 2012 7:48am EDT

(Reuters) - Two F-15 fighter jets intercepted two small planes that strayed into President Barack Obama's airspace during a campaign visit to Connecticut on Monday and the planes landed without incident, media reports said.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command said the fighter jets intercepted a small plane over Long Island, New York, at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) and followed it until it landed, and that the pilot was met by law enforcement authorities.

Roughly half an hour later, the jets intercepted a second small plane in Connecticut near New Haven, but it was allowed to continue to its destination, NORAD said in a statement.

A local NBC affiliate, NBC Connecticut, reported on its web site that the planes had entered airspace temporarily restricted during Obama's visit to the state.

Obama was in Connecticut on Monday evening for a campaign event at the Stamford Marriott and later at a private residence in Westport, according to a schedule posted on the White House website.

(Reporting by Cynthia Johnston in Las Vegas; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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morbas wrote:
Finally, something happening with one of the two oh hum conservative candidates. We can solve these economic problems with fair tax reform, but nothing, NOTHING. The Republicans are restricting voting access planning for a oh hum election year turn out. The Democrats avoid alienation as a fundamental strategy. And congress does what Bush #1 did, take extended vacations. Fix number one should be single term representatives as they start campaigning on day one. And they get incredible health benefits in the process. We congressional need turn over, we need single consecutive term representation. Humbug.

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morbas wrote:
Finally, something happening with one of the two oh hum conservative candidates. We can solve these economic problems with fair tax reform, but nothing, NOTHING. The Republicans are restricting voting access planning for a oh hum election year turn out. Oh hum Democrats avoid alienation as a fundamental strategy. And congress does what Bush #2 did, take extended vacations. Fix number one should be single term representatives as they start campaigning on day one, do zero work and burden us with incredible health benefits. We need congressional turn over, we need single term representation. Humbug.

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victor672 wrote:
The King is safe. Your tax dollars at work.

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