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Matthew L. Wald / New York Times:
Japan Orders Evacuation Near 2nd Nuclear Plant — Japanese officials on Saturday issued broad evacuation orders for people living in the vicinity of two separate nuclear power plants that had experienced breakdowns in their cooling systems as a result of the earthquake …
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Reuters:
Factbox: What happens when a reactor loses coolant — (Reuters) - Several nuclear power reactors in Japan shut as designed following the massive earthquake off the nation's northwest coast, but the failure of a back-up power generator at one unit risks a radioactive leak.
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Guardian and Scientific American
Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Two [Now Five] Japanese Nuclear Units Still at Serious Risk — Boiling Water Reactor with emergency cooling system (image: Nuclear Regulatory Commission) — In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that struck Japan, we've been trying to piece together the status of the nuclear station at Fukushima.
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Clean Beta and Guardian
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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The Politico, Ben Smith's Blog, Foreign Policy, Political Punch, CBS News, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers, ThinkProgress, Salon, Emptywheel, The Atlantic Online, The Raw Story, Swampland, Threat Level, The Nation, New York Magazine, The Political Carnival and The Reality-Based Community
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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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Hot Air, BLACKFIVE, Pajamas Media, Outside the Beltway, Gawker and The Daily Caller
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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Amanda Carey / The Daily Caller:
Some respond to Japan earthquake by pointing to global warming
Some respond to Japan earthquake by pointing to global warming
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The Jawa Report and Pajamas Media
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
GOP spending plan plays better with Dems than conservatives — House Republicans unveiled a three-week continuing resolution Friday that funds the government through April 8 and cuts $6 billion in spending. — Senate Democrats immediately signaled that they could accept the measure …
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The Politico
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Leon Wieseltier / The New Republic:
Darkness Falls — Barack Obama's policy toward the Libyan struggle for freedom is no longer a muddle. It is now a disgrace. — Here is what his administration and its allies have told the world, and the Libyan dictator, and the Libyan rebels, in recent days.
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War in Context, Guardian, Ross Douthat, Eunomia and The Daily Dish
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
President of China?
President of China?
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Don Surber, Riehl World View and Pajamas Media
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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The Moderate Voice, AMERICAblog News and Outside the Beltway
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Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
California surfers waited in water for tsunami
California surfers waited in water for tsunami
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CNN and Weasel Zippers
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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Poynter, PostBourgie, ECHIDNE of the snakes and The Awl
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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Hatewatch and Little Green Footballs
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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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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.
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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Cubachi, Firedoglake, Politics Daily, The Huffington Post, NPR Topics, TPMDC, Liberty Pundits Blog and FrumForum
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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The Hill, Arizona Republic and New York Magazine
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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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Firedoglake, The Political Carnival, Taegan Goddard's … and Prairie Weather
Lee Calls / Senator Lee, U.S. Senator for Utah:
Press Release of Senator Lee — Senator emphasizes importance of a competitive Internet economy, cites concerns about Google's possible abuse of its predominant position and the need for vigorous antitrust oversight. — Washington, DC - Senator Michael S. Lee (R-UT) …
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Washington Wire
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Tea Party senator presses for ‘vigorous’ oversight of Google
Melinda Henneberger / Politics Daily:
My Sign-Off From Politics Daily … True to form, I was too busy to go to the meeting and missed my own firing yesterday; don't you hate it when that happens? (All my life, my mom has been saying I'd be late to my own funeral, so could we please not tell her she was right?)
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The Atlantic Online
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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Hot Air, Big Hollywood and Weasel Zippers
Scott Baker / The Blaze:
DOES RAW VIDEO OF NPR EXPOSE REVEAL QUESTIONABLE EDITING & TACTICS? — On Wednesday, The Blaze posted a lengthy report looking at the ethics of undercover journalism. The comments on the post show a lively debate and wide-ranging views on what is considered ethical and acceptable in pursuit of a scoop.
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Ben Smith's Blog, Weigel, Mother Jones, Wonkette, Hullabaloo, Mediaite, Rortybomb, The Political Carnival, Washington Post and YID With LID, more at Mediagazer »
Darren Goode / The Politico:
Bill Clinton: Drilling delays ‘ridiculous’ — Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that delays in offshore oil and gas drilling permits are “ridiculous” at a time when the economy is still rebuilding, according to attendees at the IHS CERAWeek conference.
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Fox Nation
Mike Elk / The Nation:
Walker's Big Bank Donors Take a Hit — The blowback from Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's union-busting crusade has only just begun—and it may soon hit the governor where it really hurts: in the deep pockets of his biggest donors. Workers have begun organizing a “Move Your Money Campaign” …
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Daily Kos and National Review
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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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Poll: Christie not top choice in home state — (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's numerous statements that he's not interested in running for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination appears to be resonating with residents in his home state, according to a new poll.
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The Politico and The Political Carnival