The Coast Guard plane and two F-15s from the North American Aerospace Defense Command were still watching the Cessna before it went down, the Air Force and Coast Guard reported.

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The gold was unloaded from a plane and taken under heavy guard to the Central Bank in the capital, Caracas.

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The crew of a Coast Guard search-and-rescue plane watched as the Cessna made what appeared to be a soft landing, Edwards said.

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When Secretary Rice talked to us on the plane on the way to London she acknowledged that she was caught off guard by the very strong showing of Hamas.

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The Pope, who is turning 81 this month, looked frail as he arrived in Athens on Friday morning for the 24-hour visit, descending the steps of his plane slowly but unaided to be greeted by a Greek Air Force honour guard.

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And this March, Kennedy's temper got the best of him when -- rushing for a plane at Los Angeles International Airport after a fund-raising event -- he shoved a security guard who told him his carry-on bag was too large.

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