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NEW YORK (AP) - As Superstorm Sandy marched slowly inland, millions along the East Coast awoke Tuesday without power or mass transit, with huge swaths of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark.
New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial san francisco cable car rentals heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center. President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in the city and Long Island.
The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 16 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.4 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped san francisco cable car rentals the presidential campaign cold.
The massive storm reached well into the Midwest: Chicago officials warned residents to stay away from the Lake Michigan shore as the city prepares for winds of up to 60 mph and waves exceeding 24 feet well into Wednesday.
"This will be one for the record books," said John Miksad, senior vice president for electric operations at Consolidated Edison, which had more than 670,000 customers without power in and around New York City.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - whose own family had to move to the executive mansion after his home in Mendham, far from the storm's center, lost power - criticized the mayor of Atlantic City for opening shelters there instead of forcing san francisco cable car rentals people out.
Eugenia Buono, 77, and her neighbor, Elaine DiCandio, 76, were among several dozen people who took shelter at South Kingstown High School in Narragansett, R.I. They live on Harbor Island, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway.
Sending all the family's that have lost there loved 1's in this Hurricane, Father, this is an easy verse to say, but a harder one to live. You tell us to be anxious for nothing, but to make our requests known to You through thanksgiving. O Father, in Thanksgiving, we say in advance, Thank You, for all You are going accomplish through Sandy! Souls. Lives. Healing. Homes. Relationships. Reconciliation s. Restorations. Building. san francisco cable car rentals Bonding. Fellowship.Strength.Endurance. Service. Giving. Hope. Faith. Love. Peace. Joy. Purpose. san francisco cable car rentals Meaning. san francisco cable car rentals Trust. Forgiveness. Grace. Mercy. Life. Rest. Tears. Laughter. Memories. Blessings beyond compare!. In Jesus Name. --Via AT T iPad--
OBAMA EMAIL DURING HURRICANE: 'GOT A PHONE? GET HIS BACK' As Hurricane Sandy rocks the east coast, the Obama campaign soldiers on via email. Tasteless email. With millions out of power, san francisco cable car rentals the Obama campaign sent an email this evening with the following san francisco cable car rentals text: GOT A PHONE? GET HIS BACK. CALL.BARACKOBAMA.COM If you have a phone, don t call your loved ones to ensure they re safe. Call up a random person and push for Barack Obama. Because when the weather gets tough, the tough stump for Obama s re-election.
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