This GeoEye image shows central Washington coated in snow. Capitol Hill (left), the Mall and the Monument (right) dominate the middle with the White House (bottom right). Photo / AP
WASHINGTON - A US$20 ($29) cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of US$100 in America's capital, and those travellers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound region. The most pressing matter: get out before more… More
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