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White House placed on partial security lockdown: official
Reuters ^ | Mon May 30, 2016 1:50pm EDT | Lisa Lambert and Jeff Mason

Posted on 05/30/2016 11:06:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The north side of the White House was placed on a security lockdown on Monday because of a suspicious package, a Secret Service official said.

The partial lockdown on the Memorial Day holiday occurred while President Barack Obama was home.

Reporters were not allowed to leave the White House compound through its northwest gate and flashing lights from emergency responders could be seen nearby. …

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: lockdown; obama; suspiciouspackage; whitehouse; whlockdown
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1 posted on 05/30/2016 11:06:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

A lockdown for the next 236 days would be fine with me.


2 posted on 05/30/2016 11:07:32 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: exit82

I’d like Free Republic to start a clock ticking off each day we are stuck with Obummer. At the beginning of his
“reign” it would have been too depressing, but now that we are nearing the countdown it would be heartening to see each day ticked off.


3 posted on 05/30/2016 11:09:27 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: Olog-hai

Obama’s dildos have arrived!


4 posted on 05/30/2016 11:09:46 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Olog-hai

It only took 7.5 years for them to realize there was a terrorist agent inside their own walls.


5 posted on 05/30/2016 11:11:26 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: exit82

A lockout, would be even better.


6 posted on 05/30/2016 11:13:53 AM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Olog-hai

Good !

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7 posted on 05/30/2016 11:14:25 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Olog-hai
of a suspicious package

A Bible?

8 posted on 05/30/2016 11:14:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: kiltie65; Lazamataz
I’d like Free Republic to start a clock ticking off each day we are stuck with Obummer. At the beginning of his “reign” it would have been too depressing, but now that we are nearing the countdown it would be heartening to see each day ticked off.

Our friend Laz has a daily countdown thread that if you let him know, he will ping you to it--here's today:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3435197/posts

The good news: it is only 235 days to go.

9 posted on 05/30/2016 11:15:33 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Robert DeLong

+1


10 posted on 05/30/2016 11:16:07 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Olog-hai
I looked at Obama's schedule for today... Memorial Day.... and the result? "No public schedule available at this time."

You would think a sitting president might do *something* for Memorial Day.

11 posted on 05/30/2016 11:16:26 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: kiltie65

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create


12 posted on 05/30/2016 11:16:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING TAGLINES!...........................)
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A Ben Rhodes idea to get the focus on Him on Memorial Day? Why did I never have these thoughts when Reagan was President?

Time Left until Obama Leaves Office!

Are we going to make it?

13 posted on 05/30/2016 11:17:00 AM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: dfwgator

Algore?...............


14 posted on 05/30/2016 11:17:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING TAGLINES!...........................)
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To: kiltie65

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=263&iso=20170120T00&msg=Time%20left%20until%20Obama%20leaves%20office%22


15 posted on 05/30/2016 11:18:24 AM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: Robert DeLong

Hillary laying siege to her castle.


16 posted on 05/30/2016 11:19:26 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look a)
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To: kiltie65; Lazamataz

Laz has a daily countdown thread. Perhaps if you are really, really, really nice to him, he’ll ping you...


17 posted on 05/30/2016 11:23:36 AM PDT by null and void (Progressives replaced doublethink, doublespeak with nothink, nospeak. Orwell wasn't up to the task)
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To: Olog-hai

A present from Clock-Boy?


18 posted on 05/30/2016 11:24:44 AM PDT by batterycommander (Surrounded? Relax and call for artillery.)
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To: Cementjungle

All the public golf courses closed today?


19 posted on 05/30/2016 11:26:42 AM PDT by batterycommander (Surrounded? Relax and call for artillery.)
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To: batterycommander

Probably used the self addressed box by mistake


20 posted on 05/30/2016 11:26:53 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma deuce)
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