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White House, U.S. Capitol hit by power outage

Widespread power outages darkened the White House, the U.S. Capitol and other parts of Washington, D.C. An official says a power surge at a Maryland power facility may have been the cause. CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
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