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All Clear Given After Security Alerts at White House, Capitol

The U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police responded to two security incidents on Monday - both of which proved to be false alarms - as Washington, D.C., hosted a summit gathering nearly 50 African leaders. The Secret Service cleared Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House and closed one of its gates for more than an hour after a bomb-sniffing dog alerted them to a car in a nearby garage. A Secret Service spokesman later said the all-clear was given at 9:20 a.m. EDT (1320...

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