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Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
Japan's Strict Building Codes Saved Lives — From seawalls that line stretches of Japan's coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world's most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan.
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Christopher Mims / Grist:
Today's tsunami: This is what climate change looks like — So far, today's tsunami has mainly affected Japan—there are reports of up to 300 dead in the coastal city of Sendai—but future tsunamis could strike the U.S. and virtually any other coastal area of the world with equal or greater force, say scientists.
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New York Times:
Devastation as Tsunami Crashes Into Japan — TOKYO — An 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, the strongest ever recorded in the country and one of the largest anywhere in the last century. The quake churned up a devastating tsunami that swept over cities …
BBC:
Tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after massive quake — A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. — Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Tsunami Relief And Preparedness Cut In GOP Budget Proposal: National Weather Service
Tsunami Relief And Preparedness Cut In GOP Budget Proposal: National Weather Service
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CNN:
Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan
Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan
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Philippathomas / Philippa Thomas Online:
The State Department spokesman and the Prisoner in the Brig — I just heard an extraordinary remark from State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley. He was speaking to a small audience at MIT on “the benefits of new media as it relates to foreign policy”, an event organised by the Center for Future Civic Media.
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Clinton aide: Manning ‘mistreated’ — PJ Crowley says Pentagon is being ‘ridiculous and stupid’ by subjecting WikiLeaks suspect to punitive conditions in jail — Hillary Clinton's spokesman has launched a public attack on the Pentagon for the way it is treating military prisoner Bradley Manning …
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Ethan / ...My heart's in Accra:
PJ Crowley at Center for Civic Media: only 75,000 followers fewer than Castro
PJ Crowley at Center for Civic Media: only 75,000 followers fewer than Castro
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Crowley slams Defense on Manning
Crowley slams Defense on Manning
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JSOnline:
Walker signs budget-repair bill, judge denies TRO request — Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill Friday that repeals most collective bargaining by public employee unions. He will hold a ceremony and news conference later in the day to tout the signing. Meanwhile, a judge decides …
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New York Times:
Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices
Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
DLCC launches Wisconsin recall ad
DLCC launches Wisconsin recall ad
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
President of China? — Obama's lament. — “Mr. Obama has told people that it would be so much easier to be the president of China. As one official put it, 'No one is scrutinizing Hu Jintao's words in Tahrir Square.'” — “Obama Seeks a Course of Pragmatism in the Middle East,” The New York Times, March 11, 2011.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Dumbing Deficits Down — Like anyone who writes regularly about what passes for economic and fiscal debate in American politics, I've developed a strong tolerance for nonsense. After all, if I got upset every time powerful people were illogical and/or dishonest, I'd spend every waking hour in a state of raging despair.
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Arthur S. Brisbane / The Public Editor's Journal:
Gang Rape Story Lacked Balance — The exterior of an abandoned trailer where an 11-year-old girl was assaulted. Numerous readers shared their concerns over how The Times handled the coverage. — The story quickly climbed The Times's “most emailed” list but not just because of the sensational facts of the crime involved.
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Shira Schoenberg / Concord Monitor:
Lawmaker advocates eugenics — A 91-year-old state representative told a constituent that he believes in eugenics and that the world would be better off without “defective people.” — Barrington Republican Martin Harty told Sharon Omand, a Strafford resident who manages a community mental health program …
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Jeff Barnard / Associated Press:
Calif. man swept out to sea taking tsunami pics — CRESCENT CITY, Calif.—The Coast Guard searched for a man Friday who was swept out to sea by powerful waves generated by the tsunami in Northern California while taking photos near the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County.
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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Emergency Declared at Japanese Nuclear Plant — The Japanese government declared an “atomic power emergency” and evacuated thousands of residents living close to a nuclear plant in northern Japan after a major earthquake, but officials said there had been no radiation leak from the facility …
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Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama: No sense in defunding public broadcasting — President Obama defended public broadcasting from cuts on Friday, emphasizing that defunding networks like NPR and PBS would do little to rein in spending. — As Republicans in Congress hope to defund government assistance to the Corporation …
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Matt Welch / CNN:
Defund public broadcasting and set it free
Defund public broadcasting and set it free
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The Cook Report: Trend or Fluke? — A new poll that shows independents warming to the role of government could signal an important shift. — I only get to celebrate special days like my birthday, wedding anniversary, Thanksgiving, and Christmas once a year, but I can rejoice every month …
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Casey Grove / Anchorage Daily News:
Five charged in alleged plot to kidnap or kill troopers, judge — FAIRBANKS: Scheme targeted judge and state troopers, officials say. — Five people in the Fairbanks area were arrested Thursday by state and federal law enforcement on charges connected with an alleged plot to kidnap …
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Aharding / CNN:
Bachmann increasingly serious about presidential bid — Washington (CNN) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is increasingly serious about joining the wide-open race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. — And a growing number of conservative activists, legislators …
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
After GOP denials, Scarborough says he was courted for Senate — MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has asked him about running against Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in 2012. — Scarborough said in an interview with The Hill, “John suggested last month …
Doc Searls Weblog:
Earthquake turns TV networks into print — An 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan yesterday, and a tsunami is spreading, right now, across the Pacific ocean. Thus we have much news that is best consumed live and uncooked. Here's mine, right now: — Not many of us carry radios in our pockets any more.
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Mary Katharine Ham / The Daily Caller:
Hammertime: Moore's National Resources — This week, Michael Moore offered a simple and elegant solution to our debt problem. — Calling the assets of wealthy Americans a “national resource,” he suggested our problems would all be solved if we could just have access to all that money.
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Jennifer Epstein / The Politico:
Doctors say Gabrielle Giffords told she was shot — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's husband has told her that she was shot, but she has no memory of the incident, her doctors said Friday as they offered an update on her medical condition. — Doctors treating the Arizona Democrat …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Tea Party senator presses for ‘vigorous’ oversight of Google — Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) wants a congressional hearing to examine whether Google has run afoul of antitrust laws. — In a letter to Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), the chairman of a Senate antitrust panel, Lee said that Google's dominance …
appropriations.house.gov:
Appropriations Committee Introduces Three Week Continuing Resolution - Bill will Prevent Government Shutdown, Cut $6 Billion in Spending — WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today introduced a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government at current rates …