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Storm strikes Mid-Atlantic; 250,000 without power

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Indiana Department of Transportation snowplows run side by side clearing snow off the US 35 overpass in LaPorte, Ind., Tuesday.

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A woman crosses a street in the falling snow in the historic Old Town Alexandria, Va., Wednesday.

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A morning commuter, bundled against the cold, watches the snow begin to fall in Washington early Wednesday.

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A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely spared the nation's capital, which was expecting much worse and had all but shut down.