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New York Times:
Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say — WASHINGTON — As the scale of Japan's nuclear crisis begins to come to light, experts in Japan and the United States say the country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam …
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BBC:
Explosion at Japan nuclear plant — Residents of the coastal city of Sendai are continuing the search for survivors amid the devastation — A second explosion has hit the nuclear plant in Japan that was damaged in Friday's earthquake, but officials said it had resisted the blast.
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Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Reuters, Sky Dancing and FrumForum
William J. Broad / New York Times:
Military Crew Said to Be Exposed to Radiation, but Officials Call Risk in U.S. Slight — The Pentagon was expected to announce that the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which is sailing in the Pacific, passed through a radioactive cloud from stricken nuclear reactors in Japan …
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Guardian, ABCNEWS, Runnin' Scared, The BRAD BLOG, Weasel Zippers, Information Dissemination and The Jawa Report
John M. Broder / New York Times:
U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty
U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty
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Atomic Insights Blog, ProPublica and FrumForum
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Going Rogue on Ailes Could Leave Palin on Thin Ice — Before Sarah Palin posted her infamous “Blood Libel” video on Facebook on January 12, she placed a call to Fox News chairman Roger Ailes. In the wake of the Tucson massacre, Palin was fuming that the media was blaming her heated rhetoric …
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Conservatives4Palin, Ben Smith's Blog and Gawker
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Judd Gregg / The Hill:
Sadly, the primary process might help Sarah Palin — It is difficult to believe, but the first election for the next president of the United States is less than a year away. — The New Hampshire primary is alive and well and headed toward a date of Valentine's Day next year …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Campaigning as All Things to All Republicans — CONCORD, N.H. — Many aspiring Republican presidential candidates are going to great lengths to avoid the spotlight, but not Tim Pawlenty. He is doing whatever he can to step into it. — Few audiences are too small for Mr. Pawlenty …
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The Politico
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
WH forces P.J. Crowley to resign for condemning abuse of Manning — On Friday, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley denounced the conditions of Bradley Manning's detention as “ridiculous, counterproductive and stupid,” forcing President Obama to address those comments in a Press Conference and defend the treatment of Manning.
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The Reaction, The Huffington Post, Booman Tribune, Corrente and Newshoggers.com
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
State Department Spokesman Out, After Comments on Prisoner
State Department Spokesman Out, After Comments on Prisoner
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The Reality-Based Community, Tom Watson, The Impolitic, Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
Morgsatlarge:
Why I am not worried about Japan's nuclear reactors. — Latest update: 7.30 am EST. Thanks for your interest. — Follow Josef on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/josefoehmen — Short link to this page: http://bit.ly/joehmen — There exists a copy of this post on Barry Brooks excellent blog …
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The Jawa Report, BraveNewClimate, Crooks and Liars, Dean's World and European Tribune
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William Tucker / Wall Street Journal:
Japan Does Not Face Another Chernobyl
Japan Does Not Face Another Chernobyl
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The Moderate Voice, BraveNewClimate and The Volokh Conspiracy
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Another Inside Job — Count me among those who were glad to see the documentary “Inside Job” win an Oscar. The film reminded us that the financial crisis of 2008, whose aftereffects are still blighting the lives of millions of Americans, didn't just happen — it was made possible by bad behavior …
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Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Mother Jones
Fox News:
‘Baby Joseph’ Gets Second Chance at Life in U.S. — EXCLUSIVE: The baby who was hours from being pulled off life support at his Canadian hospital has been rescued by the national director of Priests For Life. — Joseph Maraachli, 13 months old, who is currently kept alive by a respirator …
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Weasel Zippers, The Jawa Report and Pajamas Media
Daily Mail:
Glossy ‘Jihad Cosmo’ combines beauty tips with suicide bombing advice — Al-Qaeda has launched a women's magazine that mixes beauty and fashion tips with advice on suicide bombings. — Dubbed ‘Jihad Cosmo’, the glossy magazine's front cover features the barrel of a sub-machine gun next to a picture a woman in a veil.
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Weasel Zippers, Pajamas Media and National Review
Arizona Daily Star:
We must seek agreement on gun reforms — It's been more than two months since the tragedy in Tucson stunned the nation. It was a moment when we came together as one people to mourn and to pray for those we lost. And in the attack's turbulent wake, Americans by and large rightly refrained …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama to outline fix for ‘No Child Left Behind’ that gives states more power — President Obama in a major speech Monday will call for a less Washington-centric approach to education reform which would give more power to state and local governments. — He will outline his vision …
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The Politico and Right Wing News
BBC:
Japan earthquake: Footage of moment tsunami hit — Newly emerged footage shows the force at which the tsunami struck Japan's coast. — In the fishing port of Miyako, in Iwate prefecture, boats were overturned, while video from Kamaishi city shows cars being dragged down city streets by the water.
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