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Setbacks mount in Japan at leaking nuclear plant
By News on Mar 30, 2011
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TOKYO (AP) -- Setbacks mounted Wednesday in the crisis over Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear facility, with nearby seawater testing at its highest radiation levels yet and the president of the plant operator checking into a hospital with hypertension....Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack
By News on Mar 30, 2011
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BREGA, Libya (AP) -- Rebels retreated Wednesday from the key Libyan oil port of Ras Lanouf along the coastal road leading to the capital Tripoli after they came under heavy shelling from ground forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi....Syrian president blames protests on 'conspirators'
By News on Mar 30, 2011
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad blamed "conspirators" Wednesday for an extraordinary wave of dissent against his authoritarian rule, but he failed to lift the country's despised emergency law or offer any concessions in his first speech since the protests began nearly two weeks ago....Lawmakers seek answers on Libya
By News on Mar 30, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is under pressure from Congress to spell out an exit strategy for the U.S. military in Libya and provide a clear plan to end Col. Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule as the American public remains fiercely divided over the war....Bachmann says she wouldn't have gone into Libya
By News on Mar 30, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A tea party-backed conservative congresswoman says President Barack Obama has failed to demonstrate a vital U.S. national security interest for going into Libya....