By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
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Despite torrid heat, high humidity and lingering power outages and storm damage, the Washington area rang in the nation's 237th year as planned Wednesday.
A warm front that scorched the middle of the country has made its way to the D.C. area, bringing with it blistering heat, sticky humidity and the strong chance of record-breaking temperatures this weekend.
Smithsonian spokeswoman Becky Haberacker said about 218,000 people were expected to
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"I think it's tough to tell what the crowd size is going to be," said Becky Haberacker, a spokeswoman for the festival. "When it's hotter out, people tend to want to stay in the air-conditioning. But people love the Folklife Festival"
