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  • Rain, lightning interrupt 0bama's Memorial Day address

    05/31/2010 10:14:30 AM PDT · by Chi-townChief · 152 replies · 3,032+ views
    Chicago Breaking News ^ | May 31, 2010 12:07 PM
    UPDATE: President Barack Obama's Memorial Day address at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood was just getting started when lightning and heavy, gusting rains stopped the proceedings. The president, umbrella in hand, encouraged spectators to get to a safe place to ride out the storm and said he would hold off the ceremony because he didn't want anyone to get hurt. "Excuse me, everybody listen up," Obama told the crowd. "We are a little bit concerned about lightning. This may not be safe. I know that all of you are here to commemorate the fallen. ... What we'd like to...