Friday, April 29, 2011

Obama embarks on day of high, lows in Ala., Fla. (AP)

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley talks to members of the media during a news conference on Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.   President Barack Obama said he would visit Alabama Friday to view damage and meet with the governor and families devastated by the storms. Obama has already expressed condolences by phone to Gov. Robert Bentley and approved his request for emergency federal assistance.    (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)AP - President Barack Obama is embarking on a day of contrasts remarkable even for a president, traveling to storm-ravaged Alabama to survey devastating twister damage before heading to Cape Canaveral, Fla., to cheer the final launch of space shuttle Endeavour alongside the injured congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.


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