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London Slaps Obama's Motorcade With Fine

Mark Russell — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:10:05 CDT

Not only did President Obama screw up his toast to the Queen and the date on his signature in the Westminster Abbey guest book during his visit to England in May, he also screwed up traffic protocol. His motorcade apparently failed to pay the $16 congestion charge required when driving...

Motorcade Crash Victim's Family Sues Hillary Clinton

Rob Quinn — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:08:33 CST

The family of a Dallas motorcycle cop who died escorting Hillary Clinton in a campaign motorcade 2 years ago are suing her, the city, and the makers of the helmet he was wearing. Dallas officials didn't give the officer proper training and the Clinton campaign didn't give enough notice that...

Peggy Fleming Hurt in Biden Van Accident

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:10:04 CST

Former Olympic gold medalists Peggy Fleming and Vonetta Flowers were slightly injured in an accident as they traveled yesterday in Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade in Vancouver. The women were treated at a local hospital "as a precaution" and released after their van plowed into the vehicle in front of...

En Route to Daily Show , a Not-So-Funny Incident

Will McCahill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:03 CST

Three people were injured tonight when New York police clearing the way for Vice President Joe Biden’s appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart collided with a livery cab trying to skirt the stopped traffic. “They T-boned him,” a witness told the Post of the incident, which sent two...

Jackson Laid to Rest

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:55:05 CDT

Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled...

Meet Obama's 'Beast'

Rebecca Smith Hurd — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:03:12 CST

The latest limousine to join the presidential fleet is essentially a tank with a Cadillac exterior, Wired reports. The armored vehicle—code-named “Stagecoach” but dubbed “The Beast” due to its makeup—is the world’s most sophisticated car. The Secret Service and General Motors refuse to divulge specs for Caddy One,...

Georgia Prez Charges Russians Fired on Motorcade

Peter Fearon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:19:49 CST

Shots were fired close to a motorcade ferrying Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili and Polish President Lech Kaczynski to a refugee camp in Georgia near the border with the breakaway region of South Ossetia, officials said. Saakashvili blamed Russian troops at a border checkpoint for the gunfire, reports Voice of America....

Driver Cuts Off Motorcade, Finds Himself at Gunpoint

Kevin Spak — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:39:00 CST

A less-than-cautious Chicago motorist tried to shave a couple minutes off his drive yesterday by driving around the president-elect's motorcade, only to find himself face-to-face with drawn Secret Service weapons. The Sun-Times advises Chicago drivers to get used to flocks of siren-blaring police cars and Secret Service SUVs—and not...

Colo. Cops Tackle Palin Protesters

Kevin Spak — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:12:58 CDT

Police dragged away a group of protesters who were attempting to block Sarah Palin’s motorcade today in Colorado, and tackled at least two of them, CNN reports. A group of eight to 10 protesters broke from a larger group to stand in front of Palin’s car, holding up a large...