Radiation Found in Food Products

Radiation Found in Food Products The Wall Street Journal reports: Raising concerns over possible contamination from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan's health ministry said Saturday that an abnormal amount of a radioactive material was detected in spinach grown …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Qaddafi's Troops Enter Benghazi

Qaddafi's Troops Enter Benghazi BBC reports: Pro-Gaddafi forces have attacked the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi and their tanks have entered the city, a BBC journalist witnessed. A jet also appears to have been shot down over the city despite a declared ceasefire and a UN …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Former Sec State W. Christopher Dies

Former Sec State W. Christopher Dies The New York Times reports: Warren M. Christopher, secretary of state in President Clinton’s first term and the chief negotiator for the 1981 release of American hostages in Iran, died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 85 and had been ill …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

U.S. Fears Qaddafi Terror Attacks

U.S. Fears Qaddafi Terror Attacks The New York Times reports: The United States is bracing for possible Libyan-backed terrorist attacks,  President Obama ’s top counterterrorism official said on Friday. The official,  John O. Brennan , said that the military attacks on civilians …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

TEPCO Delayed Initial Cooldown

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5 Killed In Syria Protests

5 Killed In Syria Protests The Washington Post reports: BEIRUT — Syrian security forces launched a harsh crackdown Friday on protesters calling for political freedoms, killing at least five people and marking the gravest unrest in years in one of the most repressive states in the …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Japan to Restore Plant Power

Plant Power Close To Restoration BBC News reports: Workers are close to restoring power at a quake-stricken Japanese nuclear power plant, officials say. Engineers are expected to connect a new power line to four of the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, north of Tokyo, by …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Tripoli Erasing Signs Of Revolt

Tripoli Erasing Signs Of Revolt The Washington Post reports: TRIPOLI, Libya — In the streets and alleyways of this cowed and fearful city, the lingering traces of a crushed revolution are fading fast. At one junction, the charred remains of tires burned by demonstrators are …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Two US Nuclear Plants In Quake Zones

Two US Reactors In Quake Zones The Wall Street Journal reports: Dozens of nuclear reactors operate in earthquake-prone regions around the world, including at least 14 in high-hazard areas, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows. Most of those plants are in just two places: Japan and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

.XXX Domain Approved For Use By ICANN

.xxx Domain Approved For Use The Washington Post reports: The label XXX is usually plastered on adult magazines, naughty DVDs and signs for strip clubs. This year, XXX will have a new home, as a Web domain on your computer’s address bar. Think www.porn.xxx, www.naked.xxx or …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

US and Chile Sign Nuclear Technology Deal

US and Chile Sign Nuclear Deal BBC News reports: The United States has signed a long-awaited nuclear accord with Chile despite growing misgivings about the safety of nuclear power in Chile. The Chilean Government has stressed the deal was about training nuclear engineers and not …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Rudy: Birtherism A Waste Of Time

Rudy: Birtherism A Waste Of Time Politico reports: MANCHESTER, N.H. — A day after Donald Trump raised questions about President Barack Obama’s citizenship, Rudy Giuliani on Friday swatted down the "birthers" as a waste of time, saying it's "clear" the president was born in America. …

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Written by FrumForum News on Saturday March 19, 2011

Obama: No Ground Troops In Libya

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Majority Of Americans Now Support Gay Marriage

Majority Of Americans Support Gay Marriage Talking Points Memo reports: In another sign of Americans' rapidly changing attitudes toward gay rights, a new  ABC News/ Washington Post survey released today finds that, for the first time in a decade of polling, a majority of Americans …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Despite Pledge Of Ceasefire, Qaddafi Still On The Attack

Qaddafi Forces On The Attack The Wall Street Journal reports: Libya's foreign minister Friday said the country will abide by the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for military action against Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces and will implement an immediate cease-fire, …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Japan Radiation Trace Reaches California Coast

Japanese Radiation Trace Reaches CA The New York Daily News reports: LOS ANGELES - Trace amounts of radiation from  Japan 's nuclear crisis have reportedly reached  California - but they're nowhere near hazardous levels. "(They're) about a billion times beneath levels that …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

At Least 40 Dead In Yemen Crackdown

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Nuclear Engineer: We're Not Homer Simpsons

Nuclear Engineer: We're Not Homers Michael Friedlander writes in the New York Times : WATCHING the coverage of  the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station unfold on TV, I was reminded of my own close call with a nuclear emergency. In 1988 I was a newly minted …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Tahrir Activists Trying To Form Political Party

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011

Bahrain Demolishes Protester Monument

Bahrain Tears Down Protest Monument The New York Times reports: MANAMA, Bahrain —  Bahrain on Friday tore down the protest movement’s defining monument, the pearl at the center of Pearl Square, a symbolic strike that carried a sense of finality. The official news agency …

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Written by FrumForum News on Friday March 18, 2011