Event Summary

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AP Twitter feed hacked; A false message about explosions in the White House injuring President Obama is tweeted; Attack causes Dow Jones industrial average to fall 128 points; The White House is forced to reassure reporters that the president was all right and the report was false

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4/23/2013 12:00 AM
4/24/2013 12:00 AM
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