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Mid-Atlantic digs out of snow; government shut

Published 02/08/10

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was shuttered Monday while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming.

Carolyn Kaster — Associated Press Cory Wagner of Elizabethtown, Pa., clears snow from the eastbound lanes of Route 50 outside Annapolis on Sunday.  Wagner is working for CSB Contractors from New York hired by the state to clear snow from state roadways.
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Federal agencies that employ 230,000 in Washington were closed, as were many local governments, businesses and school districts across the region. Around 200,000 students in Philadelphia's public and Roman Catholic schools got a snow day.

With more snow expected Tuesday, stranded travelers and those struggling with no electricity wondered when they'd escape the icy, gray...

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