A winter storm stretching nearly from Canada to Mexico rolled out of the Rockies on Saturday, sparing Denver another round of heavy snow but trapping drivers farther east in 10-foot drifts. Denver had expected a foot or more of additional snow through Sunday, but the storm trudged northeast from New Mexico into the Texas panhandle. Parts of eastern Colorado still expected up to 2 feet, along with high winds. "It's still a very powerful storm," said meteorologist Jim Kalina of the National Weather Service. National Guard troops in tracked vehicles crawled through whiteout conditions to rescue motorists who became stranded in the region's second blizzard during the busy holiday travel season. "They're telling me it's zero visibility," said Maj. Gen. Mason Whitney, the state adjutant general. "They'll kind of bump into something and it'll turn out to be a car with people in it." ... http://abcnews.go.com censor News |
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Duke Lacrosse DA Nifong Could Be Ousted, Or Find Himself Charged After Players Are Cleared |
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President takes cover during tornado scare |
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Taliban commander: Execution will spur jihad Top official says Saddam Hussein’s hanging will increase opposition to U.S. |
| A top commander of Afghanistan’s Taliban said on Saturday that the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein would galvanize Muslim opposition to the United States. Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, a former Tali.. full News |
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