Supply-hit Nissan mulls partial shift of engine production to U.S. | The Japan Times Online

Toyota said late Wednesday that it expects to halt production at some of its North American factories, but doesn't know when or for how long.

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What happened to the tsunami dogs? Amid the rubble...

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Wisconsin Anti-Union Law Temporarily Blocked By Judge

A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the state's new and contentious collective bargaining law from taking effect, a measure that drew tens of thousands of protesters to the state Capitol and sent some Democrats fleeing to Illinois in an attempt  …

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GOP Bill Would Force IRS to Conduct Abortion Audits

Under a GOP-backed bill expected to sail through the House of Representatives, the Internal Revenue Service would be forced to police how Americans have paid for their abortions.

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Amazing Japan tsunami video shows child rescue - Channel 4 News

Eyewitness footage of the tsunami striking Northern Japan and the subsequent scramble to rescue men, women and children from the flooded streets.

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Amazing Japan tsunami video shows child rescue - Channel 4 News

Eyewitness footage of the tsunami striking Northern Japan and the subsequent scramble to rescue men, women and children from the flooded streets.

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Driver films tsunami engulfing his car - Channel 4 News

Footage filmed inside a moving car as the tsunami hits the road and covers the vehicle. The driver, who survived, tells local media: "I could do nothing but keep driving, it was terrifying."

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NationalJournal.com - A Culture of Secrecy - Thursday, March 17, 2011

Any foreigner who lives in Japan—as I once did—is familiar with this phenomenon: If you ask a Japanese person on the street for directions, and they don't know the answer, sometimes they'll direct you anyway just to avoid the embarrassment of having to admit they don't  …

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The post-earthquake nuclear crisis: The Japan syndrome | The Economist

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Japan tsunami: Fukushima Fifty 'on suicide mission' to battle nuclear meltdown | Mail Online

Nuclear workers accept their fate 'like a death sentence' Fears for their health as one expert says it is 'perhaps a suicide mission' Power will be connected to knocked-out coolant pumping system 'within hours' Radioactive steam still billows from reactors and fuel storage poo …

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Japan earthquake survivor holds dead mother's hand as she says final goodbye | Mail Online

Hungry people forage in the snow for scraps of food and firewood 450,000 desperate people squat in makeshift refugee shelters 850,000 people struggling to survive without food and water 20,000 missing in two towns with another 5,000 confirmed dead

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House Dems Open To Compromise On 99ers Bill

The Democrats in the House of Representatives who are pushing for additional jobless aid for the long-term unemployed say they are willing to compromise with Republican leadership on cutting spending from the budget to prevent the cost of new benefits from adding to the deficit.

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A "New Normal" Unemployment Rate? | Press Releases

Little evidence backing claims of higher structural unemployment or skills mismatch.

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Robert Reich (Safety on the Cheap)

The New York Times reports that G.E. marketed the Mark 1 boiling water reactors, used in TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi plant, as cheaper to build than other reactors because they used a comparatively smaller and less expensive containment structure.

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UN's nuclear watchdog IAEA under fire over response to Japanese disaster | World news | The Guardian

IAEA and Japanese secretary-general accused of ignoring lessons of Chernobyl and letting firms cut corners at Fukushima

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Exodus from a nuclear nightmare: Thousands flee as they question whether the government is telling them the truth | Mail Online

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OpEdNews - Article: Why Obama Isn't Fighting the Budget Battle

Obama's challenge in 2012 has nothing to do with Bill Clinton's in 1996. He must fight the Republican plans to cut the budget deficit this year and next, and explain to the public why he's doing so.

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2,405 Shot Dead Since Tucson

Since the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona, the number of Americans killed by guns has not let up. How a court ruling and Dick Cheney have given Obama a chance he should take.

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Can a Japan type disaster happen at San Onofre?

Additional comments were just aired on CNN Live that were slightly different than those stated in this article.

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The 'Wisconsin 14' get a heroes' welcome

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Incredible swarms of fish form off coast of Acapulco

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The shocking reality of the GOP agenda.

While the nation has been focused on the fight in Wisconsin the same battle and even much worse attrocities are occuring relatively unnoticed elsewhere.The attempts to undermine the democratic process are especially disturbing.

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Massey Energy Sued By Families Of Upper Big Branch Mine Victims In New Lawsuits

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