State Department, White House Lose Electricity in Washington
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf completed her briefing in the dark.
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Power outages across the Washington area knocked out electricity at the U.S. State Department and briefly disrupted activities at the White House, the Capitol and the city’s tourist attractions.
The power failure Tuesday was caused by a dip in voltage because of a problem with a transmission line, the Pepco power company said in a Twitter posting.