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April 22, 2004
Funny You Should Ask That

I'm speechless:

A crow sitting on a utility pole triggered the third power failure in 10 days at Los Angeles International Airport, prompting security experts to ask whether the electrical grid serving the airport area is vulnerable to sabotage.

Uh, gee ... ya think?

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Posted by Ed Morrissey at April 22, 2004 6:33 AM

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