Melting snow and new snowfall in the midwest states of Iowa, Michigan and Indiana have driven rivers over their banks and have cut off electricity to thousands of customers.

美国中西部的爱荷华州、密歇根州和印第安纳州正在融化的积雪和新下的雪已经使河水漫过河岸，并切断了数千名用户的电力供应。

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So far eight people have died from flooding in Michigan and Indiana.

至今密歇根州和印第安纳州已有八人因洪水丧生。

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Several recent polls suggest Obama has big leads over McCain in several important states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

最近的一些民意调查显示奥巴马已经在若干大州领先于麦凯恩，包括宾夕法尼亚，俄亥俄，密西根和印第安纳州。

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Lawmakers in Indiana,Michigan and Ohio have also proposed limits on unions representing public employees.

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Over the past two years, Michigan and Indiana passed right-to-work legislation, and the latter phased out its estate tax.

WSJ: Laffer and Moore: The Red-State Path to Prosperity

The six states with the highest current per-gallon charges--California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, Michigan and Indiana--all levy taxes based on a percentage of the price of gasoline, meaning when the cost of gas goes up, the state's tax take per gallon goes up too.

FORBES: State Gas Tax Guzzlers

The idea of moving on and finding a new industry that will help revitalize the manufacturing states like Wisconsin and Michigan and Ohio and Indiana, that's not very popular here.

NPR: U.S. Auto Industry Still Reeling