Blackout of '08 enters fifth day

The deregulation-fueled power outage plaguing Cincinnati has entered its fifth day.

Days after the blackout began early Sunday, 200,000 customers still lack electricity. Although the power company boasted they would have 85% of customers back online by last night, the figure is only 70% even today.

People are frustrated and furious! Their livelihoods depend on electricity, and they haven't had power since Sunday. As a result of this aggravation, not only was there the celebrated spoiled food protest at the substation, but the Internet-only remnant of the Kentucky Post published a photo of a sign someone had made saying, "Duke, we need electric."

(Source: http://www.kypost.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3a4ecc80-b0bd-4fba-9f1d-bb4e9f6a5d43;
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