Powerful winter storm cuts power, disrupts travel
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081219/capt.e2c9e6b56b89469fac88cd2f72a68bae.wintry_weather_ctjh103.jpg?x=130&y=65&q=85&sig=jvBhA7tXIkBxbxToEKYjXg--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="A motorist waits for help after flipping his pickup truck in South Windsor, Conn., Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. The season's first heavy snowstorm blanketed Connecticut on Friday, icing roads and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_re_us/wintry_weather)AP - A winter storm packing snow, freezing rain and biting wind cut power to tens of thousands of customers Friday, disrupted travel and gave schoolchildren from Iowa to New England an early start on their holiday break. "One thing about it, you're going to have a white Christmas this year," said Lee Longdyke, as he shoveled a sidewalk in Pontiac, Mich., for the third time Friday morning.</p><br clear="all"/>
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