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WASHINGTON -- A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.
The most pressing matter: get out before another foot or more of snow comes today.See the full content of this document
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The region had nearly 3 feet of snow in some areas. One scientist said if all the snow that fell on the East Coast were melted, it would fill 12 million Olympic swimming pools or 30,000 Empire State buildings. Philadelphia and Washington each need just a little more than nine inches to give the cities their snowiest winters since 1884, the first year records were kept.
Meteorologists predicted the snow would start this afternoon and continue into Wednesday. Between 12 and 18 inches was forecast for Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city and a travel hub -- which could cause a ripp...See the full content of this document
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