Bush rushed to safety after airspace alert

President Bush was hurried from his residence to a safer location last evening and people were evacuated from the White House and US Capitol when a private plane ventured into restricted airspace. The all-clear indication came within minutes when two fighter jets intercepted the small twin-engine, propeller-driven plane 8 miles northeast of the Capitol. The alert ended before evacuations were complete at the White House. The White House briefly went to red alert, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said. The private turboprop entered restricted airspace northeast of Reagan National Airport, according to federal aviation officials. Jets scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., intercepted the plane and escorted it to Winchester, Va., where it landed without incident. (AP)

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Cabin dweller, 83, gets help from Congress

DENVER -- The US House yesterday came to the rescue of an 83-year-old woman facing eviction from her cabin in Rocky Mountain National Park, passing a bill to let her stay for the rest of her life. But Betty Dick isn't home free yet. A deal reached in 1980 that allowed her and her late husband to live near the park's west entrance expires July 16, and the Senate still has to consider the bill. (AP)