The situation wasn't much better in many Long Island communities, where commuters woke up Monday to roads jammed with thick layers of ice and slush.

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In Bedford, Iowa, Lena Rinehart, 65, missed part of the debate because she fell asleep--"When I get in my recliner, it doesn't take too long"--but she woke up soon enough to hear Gore's main theme of the night.

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When Dawn Giugliano woke up from an hour-long nap on a beach in Puerto Rico last year, the 27-year-old Long Islander claims she got quite a surprise: The metal ring attaching the cups of her Victoria's Secret bikini top had seared a mark in her chest.

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