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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Japanese nuclear plants' operator scrambles to avert meltdowns — Japanese authorities said Sunday that efforts to restart the cooling system at one of the nuclear reactors damaged by Friday's earthquake had failed, even as officials struggled to bring several other damaged reactors under control.
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Robin McKie / Guardian:
Japan ministers ignored safety warnings over nuclear reactors
Japan ministers ignored safety warnings over nuclear reactors
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First Draft, AMERICAblog News, World Nuclear News, Washington Post and The Jawa Report
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. Durbin predicts GOP stop-gap to pass, averting shutdown — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, predicted a House GOP proposal to cut spending by $6 billion over three weeks would pass the upper chamber. — “I think it will pass …
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Vicki Needham / The Hill:
GOP freshmen uneasy about latest stopgap bill, lawmaker says — Freshmen Republicans in the House are increasingly worried that party leaders will back down on spending cuts and might oppose the latest bill to avoid a government shutdown, one lawmaker says.
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Washington Post, CNN and FrumForum
Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Kristol Wants ‘More Than A No-Fly Zone’ In Libya, Says U.S. Should Attack Qaddafi's War Ships And Tanks — While the U.S. and NATO allies work with the international community to get consensus on and authorization for a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Muammar Qaddafi's forces from killing …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Karim Talbi / Agence France Presse:
Arab League backs Libyan no-fly zone as rebels hit
Arab League backs Libyan no-fly zone as rebels hit
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Maggie's Farm, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Informed Comment and The Page
James B. Kelleher / Reuters:
Up to 100,000 protest Wisconsin law curbing unions — * Wisconsin battle has ignited national struggle — Up to 100,000 people protested at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday against a new law curbing the union rights of public workers that is seen as one of the biggest challenges in decades facing U.S. organized labor.
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ThinkProgress, The Hill, USA Today, Econbrowser and FrumForum
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A. G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
For Wisconsin Lawmakers, a Hero's Homecoming
For Wisconsin Lawmakers, a Hero's Homecoming
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Washington Monthly
Zach Howard / Reuters:
Lost city of Atlantis, swamped by tsunami, may be found — (Reuters) - A U.S.-led research team may have finally located the lost city of Atlantis, the legendary metropolis believed swamped by a tsunami thousands of years ago in mud flats in southern Spain.
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The Impolitic
Natasha Lennard / The Politico:
OBAMA, DANIELS SCORE LAUGHS AT GRIDIRON DINNER — Obama, seen here in a 2010 photo, delivered remarks at the Gridiron Dinner on Saturday. It was his first time attending the dinner as president. Photo by Reuters — President Obama used his first appearance at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner …
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Weasel Zippers and The Page
Kevin Voigt / CNN:
Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis — (CNN) — The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis. — “At this point, we know that one GPS station moved …
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WKEF:
TOP STORIES - CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ANNOUNCES POLICE RECRUIT SCORES — DAYTON — The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits. — It's a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam.
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Pajamas Media, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Anthony Shadid / New York Times:
Veering From Peaceful Models, Libya's Youth Revolt Turns Toward Chaos — RAS LANUF, Libya — It is a bromide of dictators like Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi that they stand as the only bulwark against forces of chaos and religious militancy. The tragedy of Libya's uprising …
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Booman Tribune, Prairie Weather and FrumForum
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Former manager: Palin added to ‘short list’ for gender balance — Aides to John McCain initially added Sarah Palin to his “short list” of potential running mates because McCain wanted a woman on the list, according to his campaign manager. — McCain entered the vice presidential selection process …
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Outside the Beltway and Washington Post
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Carnage on I-95 After Crash Rips Bus Apart — A tour bus barreling south for Manhattan overturned at high speed on a highway in the Bronx early Saturday and was sliced open by a sign stanchion in a shriek of rending metal that hurled riders about like rag dolls.
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The Future of Capitalism and FrumForum