Storm cuts power to more than 1 million customers
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081212/capt.108c033d37594c4187030e794aa553bc.ice_storm_nhck101.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=nULDJRlJklppuy3JNG97Dw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Ice surrounds the branches of a tree after a storm in East Derry, N.H., Friday Dec. 12, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of residents in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont were without power Friday as an ice storm dropped trees and power lines all over the region. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_re_us/ice_storm)AP - An ice storm knocked out power Friday to 1.25 million homes and businesses from Maine to Pennsylvania, closing schools and tying up travel, and authorities say it could take days for all customers to get service back. "This is pathetic," said Bob Cott, in Portland, Maine, who lost power for the first time in 10 years. "I'm already sick of winter and we have nine days to go before it officially begins."</p><br clear="all"/>
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