Reason Morning Links: Weather Disasters, Technological Disasters, Political Disasters

- Snow shuts down D.C.

- Uncertainty after a deadly explosion in Connecticut: "They're calling the hospitals, hospitals tell them to call the police, police tell them to call the Red Cross; nobody has this information."

- One of the most scandal-ridden candidates in recent memory withdraws from the Illinois lieutenant governor race.

- Haitians protest corruption in the distribution of aid.

- No surprise here: Self-proclaimed spending hawks don't want to cut their favorite spending.

- South Carolina requires "every member of a subversive organization" to register with the government.