'Friday the 13th' blackout hits nation's capital

A power blackout brought much of the nation's capital to a standstill for more than two hours today as the White House went to a backup generator, stranded commuters escaped the snarled Metro by trudging up ...

[Ronnie]

There are two "o"s in the phrase "too long."

[Sumppump]

Ronnie wrote:

There are two "o"s in the phrase "too long."

3, to be precise.

[Ms Rotten]

Hmmmm....in the weeks prior to 9/11 there were frequent "blackouts" at WTC 1 & 2. GW/Cheney's Master's must be planning another "terrorist attack". After all, I'm sure the "powers that be" do not like the fact that Mr. Obama is doing well in this election. Get ready for another "terrorist attack" and for Martial Law to be declaired. GW will be "in power" indefinitely. Another "Hmmmmm?"....Cheney' s been awfully "quiet" lately; wounder what he's up to?????

9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB!!

[Ron northern va]

A power black out brought most of the Nation's Capitol to a standstill?????? Roughly a 12 block area was affected from the White house to U st. I would not call that anywhere near MOST OF THE NATION'S CAPITOL.... by any stretch of the imagination..but it sells newspapers...

[Ashley]

Ron northern va wrote:

A power black out brought most of the Nation's Capitol to a standstill?????? Roughly a 12 block area was affected from the White house to U st. I would not call that anywhere near MOST OF THE NATION'S CAPITOL.... by any stretch of the imagination..but it sells newspapers...

Haha, very true, I knew there were issues with the metro that day, but its not uncommon for trains to share a track.
I live in NW, and honestly had no idea that there was a power outage.