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    Washington Monument top cracked by earthquake

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says engineers have found a crack near the top of the Washington Monument presumably caused by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake that shook the East Coast.

    Park service spokesman Bill Line said Tuesday night that structural engineers found the crack where the 555-foot landmark narrows considerably.

    He says the monument will be closed indefinitely to keep the public safe.

    An outside engineering service will study the crack on Wednesday.

    The 91,000-ton monument is made of Maryland marble.

     

    2,030 comments

    • Rodger  •  9 mths ago
      are all the popo in the pic left handed on purpose? lol
    • Chuck  •  9 mths ago
      I have a idea! Why dont we ground obama from flying around on air force one .stop him from going golfing ,partying,vacations and all the other #$%$ thing he is doing.then use that money to fix this national monument. Just take away obamas pimp daddys rides.
      • Steven 9 mths ago
        You are a racist piece of human waste. Just thought you would like to know.
      • strangedreamer59 9 mths ago
        We didn't stop any of them before...
      • Jimmy 9 mths ago
        You mean stop him from doing exactly what every other president before him did? Heck, Bush II was on vacation every other month.
    • Pete  •  9 mths ago
      The probably hired the same guys who just did a job for me. P
    • Pete  •  9 mths ago
      This is God´s rath for having voted for the antiChrist. More national calamity is on its way, famine, floods, and plagues until America turns away from its anti Christian ways and returns as a nation to God. P
      • Simple Human 9 mths ago
        Maybe you should read some American history. Many of our founding father's were atheist, and wanted to form a nation allowing for freedom FROM religion, as well. You, Pete, are un-American. Check out Thomas Payne if you don't believe me.
    • Peopleunit  •  9 mths ago
      Sorry about that.

      - God
    • Maxed  •  9 mths ago
      Unless I misremember my history, it's not all Maryland marble. Vermont maybe?
    • God Save America  •  9 mths ago
      THE JUDGEMENT OF A NATION....this is only the beginning.........MAY WE REPENT OF THE GREED, POWER, LAWLESSNESS, AND SINS THAT HAVE ENVELOPED OUR NATION'S CAPITAL......
      • Joe 9 mths ago
        Repent yourself you god-freak
      • chalz 9 mths ago
        Your god has helped them and let them get away with it so shut up, hes helped to hurt the poor and why cause he works in mysterus ways, shut up christanity is notthing but stollen things from other religions and the old gods should be #$%$ about it.
      • A Yahoo! User 9 mths ago
        enveloped the whole country, look in the mirror
    • david  •  9 mths ago
      good. I hope the illuminati monument falls down.
    • Max77365  •  9 mths ago
      The quake was caused when democrats heard that "O" had actually written a budget the
      had spending cuts in it. Harry and Nancy passed out and the Liberals wailed in agony.
      Then they woke up and realized they had a nightmare, it was the TEA party knocking on
      their doors.
      • Jon 9 mths ago
        So, um, if you actually read the news, you may recall that Obama's original deficit plan had more cuts in it that what the Republicans were demanding. The reason they wouldn't accept it is becuase it rolled back tax breaks to the levels they were at in the 1990's when clearly no one was creating jobs. Don't lay this defecit crap on the Democrats, our offer was better than yours. We just asked everyone to pay their fair share.
      • Joe 9 mths ago
        Their "fair share"? Are you fracking kidding me? So your version of fair is to tax only ONE CLASS???? Jon you are obviously an Obama sheep, and a #$%$ at that. Fair would be taxes paid by all, not just 10% of the taxpaying population you idiot.
      • Karen 9 mths ago
        Fair would be a flat tax for everyone. The Middle Class have been paying the heafty tax rates for far too long. The Rich have all the loopholes and tax deductions; not to mention the ones that hide their money outside the US! American workers are fed up with the Wealthy Corporate Rich taking what should be American jobs outside of the U.S. and then getting big tax cuts/breaks which enable them to get richer when Americans buy outsourced products. The top 10% may have earned their money legally in some cases but they don't give a crap about America, the dying economy, or the people in it. I for one have no problem with taxing the top 10% when they haven't shared the sacrifice for many many years. The Rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the middle/working class are disappearing.
    • Sharon Reed  •  9 mths ago
      When your back gets up against the wall............get on your knees and pray!
      • Craig 9 mths ago
        Why? praying fails with 100% consistency. Every see a man who lost his arm praying for it to grow back? Fails every time. Gods are brain candy for the mentally challenged.
      • Ctrl Alt Delete 9 mths ago
        Pray first.
      • Mykal_P_W 9 mths ago
        When I pray I TELL god I dont want a giant robot stepping on me while headed to work. I tell god to do it...boom...it is done.
    • theresa  •  9 mths ago
      Someone up there is very angry at Washington.
    • evermore  •  9 mths ago
      DO NOT GO OUT SIDE.....if the earth starts to shake get under a table in a doorway or if you r outside, go to a clear area w/no big poles (power) no tall trees if you can. Sit on the ground and wait for the shaking to stop. if u leave the safety of the building falling glass and rock or whatever will hit and can kill u. iv lived in L.A for 40 years and thats how its done.
    • Jeff A  •  9 mths ago
      the sky is falling, the sky is falling!
    • Brandon Mizell  •  9 mths ago
      Washington, heed the warning and turn from your sinful ways!
    • Bad Dogs  •  9 mths ago
      ALERT !!! At 12:46 AM WEdnesday a 4.6 Earthquake has just happened inthe same location. The quake was 3.1 miles underground. If you want too view this report go too the US Geographic site and type in Earthquakes. This is not a joke !!!!! I just looked at the report at the site.
    • Chuck Sherman, Jr.  •  9 mths ago
      Oh, and I bet it was Bush's "fault???"
    • robert y  •  9 mths ago
      fire's, floods, wild fire's, tornado's, drought's, earth quakes, hurricanes,...whats next godzilla?
    • robert y  •  9 mths ago
      now watch godzilla show up......aaaahhhh!!!
    • Jasper  •  9 mths ago
      I'm sure in Obama's eyes it will now have to be torn down and a Muslim monument will be set in it's place.
    • Pink Me  •  9 mths ago
      the earthquake was and is a natural disaster....surely its not one man or one nations fault....let us just be prepared for eventualities such as this.
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