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Damaged Power Lines Blamed for Wildfires

A new report by state regulators has blamed improperly maintained power lines by two companies, one of which impeded investigators, for some of the most devastating wildfires in Southern California last year.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04fires.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/us/04fires.html" border="0"/></a> </span>