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Rain Dampens First Flight 100th Anniversary

Drenching rain dampens celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, and an attempt to fly a replica of the original aircraft fails -- but President Bush nevertheless hails the "discipline, persistence, optimism and imagination" of the aviation pioneers. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

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