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Galveston officials paint bleak picture after Ike (AP)
[11 mins][Galveston, TX]
Over four feet of sand is brought to the beach along the Seawall on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Galveston, Texas, to repair  the damage caused by Hurricane Ike. According to Steve LaBlanc, the city manager of Galveston, the sand is being brought over to the Seawall from the East end of the island. In some places they are adding up to 200 feet of beach. The main concern is to protect the wood pylons beneath the concrete of the seawall.  (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre )AP - Galveston officials pleaded with state lawmakers Wednesday for help in rescuing their island city from the dire financial straits it finds itself in nearly four months after the devastation of Hurricane Ike.
Melting snow causes heavy flooding in Wash. state (AP)
[20 mins][Washington, DC]
In this photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, water rushes past a washed out road near Blewett Pass on U.S. highway 97 in Washington State on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in Washington State. (AP Photo/Washington State Department of Transportation)AP - Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures as the heavy snowfall that has buried parts of the state began to rapidly melt.
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