President Obama called off a speech at an Elwood, IL cemetery yesterday as torrential rain and lightening poured down on the area. The thousands in attendance were disappointed by the cancellation, prompting Obama to fervently deny that he was responsible for the weather. A statement out of the White House this morning, though, claims that the president is accepting blame for the thunderstorm, and wants people to know that whenever there is bad weather he will be doing everything in his power to contain it.
It is believed that Al-Qaeda #3, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid has been killed in a US Predator drone strike, which if true would be a huge blow to the terrorist organization. Al-Yazid had previously been reported dead in 2008, but without much else to report, officials felt it was a good time to grab some credit for it again. In other news, all ranking Al-Qaeda officials have now moved up to #3.
And in sports, the Chicago Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers. Fans all over the country have tuned in to the hockey playoffs, to try and figure out what that one guy in the office keeps yelling about and insisting everyone pay attention to.
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