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 Presidential Breaking News

April 20th was the day,

1979 the year,

President of the U.S.A.,

Jimmy Carter sipping a beer,

Fishing alone in a small boat

On a pond at his peanut farm.

Suddenly a menace afloat,

The Secret Service waved alarm.

A swamp rabbit, hissing galore,

Was swimming toward the President,

Who splashed the rabbit with an oar,

And that ended the incident.

The news media with its spin knack

Reported "the killer rabbit attack."