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Along Texas Coast, 'Monumental' Damage

HOUSTON, Sept. 14 -- The devastated Texas Gulf Coast began Sunday to assess the scope of the impact of Hurricane Ike, finding that the massive storm washed away homes and knocked out power to millions, but did not cause the catastrophic loss of life that federal and state authorities had feared.
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By Keith B. Richburg, Joel Achenbach and Jerry Markon