Hurricane affects early presidential voting
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="brace">brace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span>.</p><p><span word="Strong">Strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snowstorms">snowstorms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span>.</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Malley">Malley</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span>.</p><p><span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="McDonnell">McDonnell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outages">outages</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="by">by</span> 51 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 47 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="error">error</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>", <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Orlando">Orlando</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>.</p>
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