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...Sophomore Matt Vance led off the frame with his third hit of the game, a triple launched deep into Red Rolfe Field’s cavernous center field. Taylor Meehan followed with a high chopper that just eluded the reach of the Dartmouth first baseman, and Josh Klimkiewicz—in the midst of a monster day at the plate—scored Meehan with a laser-beam double to right-center...
...With no announcement, McClellan appeared in the driveway of the South Lawn at 9:39 a.m. with the President as he prepared to board his Marine One chopper for Andrews Air Force Base and thence to a day trip in Tuskegee, Ala. McClellan smiled, but quickly got a catch in his voice. "Good morning, everybody. I am here to announce that I will be resigning as White House Press Secretary," he said. "The White House is going through a period of transition; change can be helpful, and this is a good time and good position to help bring about change...
...spend next weekend in California, is not heading for the ranch, even though this is perhaps the most pleasant time of year there, with inviting running weather and the bluebonnets in bloom. Instead, he left Thursday afternoon for Camp David, with aides smiling and waving at the Marine One chopper, knowing that they'd be getting some family time over the long weekend. The First Lady, Laura Bush, brought her mother, Jenna Welch, back from Texas this week for the festivities, and the President previewed the guest list for a well-wisher he stopped to chat with during a recent...
...cockpit of the Boeing 747-200B for the landing. At 8:50 p.m., just after Air Force One touched down, Card hustled briskly down the front steps carrying a massive black briefcase, caught up to the President on the Tarmac, and walked him to the waiting Marine One chopper. Three minutes later, they flew off into the night...
...troops. Eventually Bush?s absence would only have highlighted the fragile security situation in the country, where attacks on the Karzai government have been on the rise and President Bush had to swoop in - under the protection of military escorts - in a Blackhawk helicopter instead of the unarmed Presidential chopper that usually ferries him around...