they watched the sun rise. a major american city paralyzed. it took us 14 hours to get here and wednesdayed up sleeping in the shell station in our car. when it s going to be wet and cold, get the salt trucks on the road. i was absolutely traumatized because my car kept fish tailing and i couldn t get traction. atlanta, still working to dig out of its harshest winter storm in years. cars abandoned on roads, drivers stranded in ice. children left to spend the night in their schools because the roads were too dangerous for buses and panicked parents. 90 students and some 20 staffers spent the night at e rivers elementary school. mark nielsen walked six miles in the snow to be with his 5-year-old daughter, elizabeth. just to make sure she was comfortable. 60 children were still stuck. the principal still hadn t slept. the safety of my kids, the
5-year-old daughter, elizabeth. just to make sure she was comfortable. 60 children were still stuck. the principal still hadn t slept. the safety of my kids, the safety of my drivers. that was the most important thing to me. i couldn t let them out of the building. people hit the road. within an hour, traffic came to a stand still everywhere. backed up traffic everywhere. driving to atlanta, paula had to sleep overnight in her van with a co-worker. we were very, very shocked at the conditions. it s a common feeling of helplessness and, you know, what are we going to do? and trying to get to her children, jennifer wilkins felt like a prisoner in her car. i had one bottle of water and no food and i have about half a tank of gas left. luckier drivers found shelter, taking cover overnight at a grocery store or a home depot where exhausted travelers
strike down ohio s early voting restricks. but like goldie locks and the three bears, houston still hadn t found a court that was just right for him. the third is the u.s. supreme court. even that court wasn t trying to hear it. with no desents, the supreme court issued a one-sentence order denying ohio s appeal and approving voting for everyone in ohio the final three days before november 6. now, most people would concede defeat at this point. not john. when stopped from limiting the early voting days, he resorted to limiting the hours ohioans can vote on those days. as friend of nerdland ari berman was quoted this week houston restricted voting saturday november 3rd through monday november 6th to 16 hours for all three days. compare to that 2008 when early voting was available in ohio s highly populated candidate county for up to 24 hours in the
this week was about taking the next step. and saturday night live andy sandberg helped guide the way. it s time to look back and ask, what just happened? relax, dude. you just finished college at harvard. i went to santa cruz, and then i transferred to film school. and i m rich. as graduating seniors went through the annual rites of passage, mitt romney went back to school. we all smile, right? smile. laughter is hollow. it s empty. look at the eyes. there s nothing there. unfortunately, the governor still hadn t learned a few key lessons, namely drop the dog thing. shamus as his name is climbed up by himself, enjoyed his ride. who let the dogs out, who, who. good boy. for those beginning a job
clean energy initiative. solyndra. a california-based solar energy company boasting revolutionary technology. it s here. the companies like solyndra are leading the way. judge jeanine: on august 31st, the flag ship sank. less than two years after getting an astounding a $35 million loan from the u.s. government: now investigators are saying that loan was a bad bet from the get-go. in 2009, a private credit ratings agency warned solyndra was headed for failure. but the obama white house forged ahead anyway. days before the ground breaking ceremony at solyndra s new plant, the loan still hadn t received approval from the office of management and budget. so administration officials pressed them. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel wrote to see if there was anything he could do to push things along. two days later, loan approved.