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    Storm in Pacific Northwest cuts power as thousands try to stay warm

    Tens of thousands of Pacific Northwest residents faced the prospect of a chilly weekend after a powerful storm brought snow and ice and left a tangle of fallen trees and damaged power lines.

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    Jan. 20, 2012: Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire talks to reporters as she visits a location where a crew of linesmen working for Puget Sound Energy were working to replace a downed power pole that fell after a tree covered in ice fell on a transmission line near a substation in Olympia, Wash. 
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    Jan. 20, 2012: Linesmen working for Puget Sound Energy work to repair a damaged transmission line near a substation in Olympia, Wash. 
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    Jan. 20, 2012: A truck drives past downed trees and low-hanging power lines, near Lacey, Wash. 
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    Jan. 20, 2012: Traffic backs up on Highway 16 after the Washington State Patrol closed the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma. The bridges were deemed too dangerous to drive on as melting ice fell to the bridges decks.
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    Jan. 20, 2012: A tree branch that feel as a result of a heavy coating of ice is shown resting on a house, near Lakewood, Wash. Heavy layers of ice brought down trees and power lines across the Northwest Friday, following two days of snow and ice storms.
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    Jan. 20, 2012: A truck drives around a downed tree in Tacoma, Wash.
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    Jan. 20, 2012: A deep snow pile made things a bit challenging for an Intercity Transit rider while boarding the bus in Olympia, Wash.
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    Storm in Pacific Northwest cuts power as thousands try to stay warm

    Tens of thousands of Pacific Northwest residents faced the prospect of a chilly weekend after a powerful storm brought snow and ice and left a tangle of fallen trees and damaged power lines.

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