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Obama Cancels Poland Trip Over Volcano

President was supposed to attend Kaczysnki's funeral

By Newser Editors and Wire Services

Posted Apr 17, 2010 2:14 PM CDT

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Obama Cancels Poland Trip Over Volcano — President Obama speaks at the White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors, Friday, April 16, 2010, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Not even Air Force One can brave the volcano. President Obama has scrapped plans to fly to Poland for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski. He was supposed to leave tonight for tomorrow's services, but the ever-growing ash cloud from the volcano in Iceland has made travel impossible.

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