'Superstorm' Sandy slams into New Jersey coast

Monday, October 29, 2012 | 8:47 p.m. CDT; updated 10:25 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 29, 2012

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — "Superstorm" Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds and hurled a record-breaking 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City on Monday, roaring ashore after washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk and putting the presidential campaign on hold.

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