Wednesday, July 4, 2012

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Hundreds of thousands of Americans have a throwback Fourth of July: Hot and without power

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never had air conditioning, but he knew how to keep cool: a mansion with lots of windows elevated on the banks of a wide, rolling river and lots of ice cream, maybe with a little brandy.

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