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Mon 05 May 2011Obama tells Dublin crowd America 'will stand by you'
US president Barack Obama has left Ireland for London ahead of schedule to avoid any travel problems that could arise from an ash cloud casued by an Icelandic volcano.
Mr Obama, First Lady Michelle and members of his entourage left Dublin airport on Air Force One at 9.28pm, just 12 hours after landing in Ireland. They were initially scheduled to stay in Ireland until tomorrow morning.
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