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US President Barack Obama in a FEMA shelter in Staten Island (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Views Sandy Recovery In Aerial Tour Of NYC

President Barack Obama got his first look Thursday at the devastation that Superstorm Sandy waged on New York City, with a helicopter tour above flood-ravaged and burned-out sections of Queens and Staten Island.

2012/11/15

AVALON, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Heavy surf caused by Hurricane Sandy buckles Ocean Ave on October 30, 2012 in Avalon, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Amid Political Storm, Obama To View Sandy Recovery

In the midst of a political tempest that has engulfed his former CIA director and his top military commander in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is traveling to New York City to view recovery efforts from the massive East Coast storm Sandy.

2012/11/15

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Sandy, Careful Consumers Lower US Retail Sales

Superstorm Sandy combined with cautious consumers to lower retail sales in October and raise concerns about weaker economic growth and a tepid holiday shopping season.

2012/11/14

File photo of the White House decorated for a past Halloween. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

White House Cancels Annual Halloween Celebration After Sandy

There’s no trick-or-treating at the White House this Halloween.

2012/10/31

File photo of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) and President Barack Obama (R). (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Romney, Obama, Talk Of Sandy Week Before Election

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney edged back into active campaigning on Tuesday while President Barack Obama stayed close to the White House, rival candidates calibrating their responses to superstorm Sandy and the misery it inflicted on millions.

2012/10/30

Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba Thursday, leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. (Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Hybrid of Sandy, Winter Storm Threatens East Coast

Much of the U.S. East Coast has a good chance of getting blasted by gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and maybe even snow early next week by an unusual hybrid of hurricane and winter storm, federal and private forecasters say.

2012/10/25