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Japan quake causes emergencies at 5 nuke reactors
By News on Mar 11, 2011
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan declared states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants after the units lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake. Thousands of residents were evacuated as workers struggled to get the reactors under control to prevent meltdowns....
Calif., Ore. sustained most damage from tsunami
By News on Mar 11, 2011
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) -- The warnings traveled quickly across the Pacific in the middle of the night: An 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan spawned a deadly tsunami, and it was racing east Friday as fast as a jetliner....
Obama, McConnell, agree _ and disagree _ on budget
By News on Mar 11, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and the Senate's top Republican both declared on Friday they want to take on the huge entitlement programs driving America's long-term deficits - but their lines of attack differed sharply and that could lead to a showdown over government borrowing....Florida loses $2.4 billion for high-speed trains
By News on Mar 11, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has taken back the $2.4 billion allocated to Florida for high-speed trains and is inviting other states to apply for the money, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday....GOP budget targets agency that warned of tsunami
By News on Mar 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A spending plan being pushed by Republicans would slash funding for the agency that warned Hawaii and the West Coast about the devastating tsunami in Japan....
