2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110827/ap_on_re_us/irene"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110826/capt.15461f113e8144ef8d14bb5111b8f0ab-15461f113e8144ef8d14bb5111b8f0ab-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=reFeHNa6i96MaCyVl78qmw--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Heavy rains and wind from Hurricane Irene whip the sand on the beach at Pawleys Island, S.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Hurricane Irene began lashing the East Coast with rain Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)" border="0" /></a>AP - Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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