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February 6, 2010
Presidential motorcade 'snow-fu'
Posted: February 6th, 2010 08:34 PM ET

 From CNN White House Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/
Washington (CNN) - President Obama ditched his souped-up Cadillac
limousine fondly known as "the Beast" this weekend for a vehicle capable
of plowing through 20-plus inches of snow. Obama is traveling in an
armored Chevy Suburban four-wheel-drive SUV to ensure he keeps to his
schedule, despite the harrowing weather conditions.

The blizzard Obama called "snowmageddon" didn't stop his presidential
motorcade from navigating the snow-covered streets of Washington
Saturday, but it did cause a few hairy moments. Before the 15-vehicle
motorcade even pulled out of the White House driveway, one of the
emergency support vehicles in the caravan lost traction and slid into
another vehicle.

Fortunately, its occupants – members of the media – hadn't yet loaded
into the Chrysler Aspen SUV when the minor collision happened.

President Obama's five-minute journey from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to
the Capital Hilton, where he spoke to a DNC gathering, was slow-going.
Under constant snow fall, the vehicles inched forward at 15 miles per hour.

But the scariest moment came when the motorcade was returning from the
president's event. On a narrow road between the Treasury Department and
the White House, a tree branch, weighed down by the snow, snapped and
fell onto a vehicle carrying members of the media.

White House press assistant Ben Finkenbinder, along with reporters and
still photographers, jumped out of the SUV. The driver pulled the branch
from the roof and within a minute the group continued on their way to
the White House south lawn.

No one was hurt, and the president, in a vehicle several cars ahead,
continued on to the White House, not even noticing the motorcade "snow-fu."

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