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How Many Crises Can DoD Handle? (With No Budget and cut in funds??)

Their way to offer help to the Japanese to help them cope with the devastating earthquake. American forces are considered to set up a no-fly zone over Libya and. maybe, to help the opposition in its struggle against Gadaffi. American forces are fighting in Afghanistan. American forces are operating in Iraq. American forces operate from Djibouti, watching Yemen and Somalia. How much more can we handle in these days of tightening budgets? The Heritage Foundation's James Jay Carafano offers his view, titled "Stretching the Rubber Band:"
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/03/11/how-m ... dle/?wh=wh

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The Looming Challenge

Next U.S. Defense Secretary Must Manage Scarcity
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5950251

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Draft Memo Outlines DoD Shutdown Plans

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5936984

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Budget delay sinks 4 Hampton Roads shipyard projects

The Navy has canceled four ship-repair jobs at Hampton Roads shipyards because of the federal budget impasse, and more cancellations could be on the way.
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/03/budget- ... d-projects

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DoD May See Extra $1.5B in Fuel Costs

The Pentagon will face more than a $1 billion deficit in its fuel accounts if oil prices maintain their current level for the remainder of the year, according to the Defense Department's top budget official.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5934795

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Fight brewing over DOD budget cuts

Fueled by the public's desire to see defense spending slashed, Congress and Pentagon may be in for a showdown. The U.S. public overwhelmingly wants defense cuts, but the Defense Department says that's dangerous.
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011 ... -cuts.aspx

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The Pentagon's Biggest Boondoggles (Very Interesting)

AS our government teeters on the brink of a shutdown, and Congress and the president haggle over spending cuts, the Pentagon budget should be scoured for places where significant reductions may be made. It lists 7 programs that " (3 Full Navy , 2 partial Navy)... could be ended without endangering America; indeed, abandoning some of them might actually enhance national security." One of author's is John Arquilla is a professor of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011 ... l?src=tptw

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Veteran appropriator scolds Gates, mostly approves funding shift

http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/defe ... ding-shift

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Good Requirements Not Enough: OTE

The equipment for Son of FCS - most of it recently canceled by the Army - met the service's requirements but did not meet the much more demanding standard of actually improving how soldiers fought, according to the Pentagon's top operational tester.
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2011/03/10/good- ... nough-ote/

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U.S. Navy Details JSF Buy

Marine Corps To Fly F-35Cs From Carriers
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5950216

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F-35 Tests Suspended After Airborne Glitch

Flight testing of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters has been suspended after a U.S. Air Force aircraft experienced a dual generator failure and oil leak during a test sortie on March 9, prime contractor Lockheed Martin said March 11.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5938613

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Army must cure mobile radio's failure rate

GMR will need to prove itself this summer in 20- to-30 node network test
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011 ... gling.aspx

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Key Army radio system has a 72 percent failure rate

The Defense Department's top weapons tester told lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday that a key component of the Army's battlefield network now in development failed 72 percent of the time in tests last year. The network is the centerpiece of the service's modernization strategy, according to testimony by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli at the same hearing.
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110 ... ne=NGtoday

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DOD wounded by lax information security, WikiLeaks

A senior Defense Department official has told a Senate committee that the Pentagon's search for speed, agility in regard to sharing documents within its ranks backfired.
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011 ... aring.aspx

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NATO Defense Ministers Shape Cyber Defense Policy

BRUSSELS - NATO defense ministers meeting here March 10 and 11 have agreed on a policy to improve the alliance's defenses against growing cyber threats.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5936029

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Cyber warfare just one of many defense factors, group says

Many countries around the world are establishing new organizations to tackle threats in cyberspace although the main threat to their infrastructure comes primarily from civilian or group hackers and not other nations' intelligence or military agencies.
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011 ... rfare.aspx

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Beyond radar

Quantum illumination may one day let us get lots of data via hyper-long-distance systems
http://www.boston.com/business/technolo ... ond_radar/

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James Blake

U.S. Army PEO, Simulation, Training and Instrumentation
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5950213

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Google's Quest to Build a Better Boss

A company study found that a manager's technical skills were far less valued by employees than people skills.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Air Force Continues Downsizing Efforts

In an effort to cut its mid-grade officer corps by more than 3 percent, the Air Force plans a reduction-in-force board for September and is extending early retirements to some officers with prior enlisted service.
http://www.military.com/news/article/ai ... forts.html

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Lemoore Hornet squadron CO fired on deployment

SAN DIEGO - The commander of a Lemoore, Calif.-based F/A-18 Hornet squadron was fired Wednesday and was given nonjudicial punishment Thursday for allegedly violating military ethics rules, a...
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/n ... d-031111w/

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Report: Troops May Miss Paychecks in a Shutdown

Troops would be forced to work without pay if the federal budget impasse leads to a government shutdown, according to multiple reports citing draft guidance circulating at the Pentagon.
http://www.military.com/news/article/re ... tdown.html

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A Generational Shift

Steve Kelman writes on Federal Computer Week's Lectern blog that an executive education program for federal GS-15s and colonels he teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government is increasingly getting younger. Just in the past few years, he says he has noticed a growing number of GS-15s who are not in their 50s but rather in their 30s and early 40s.
http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2011/ ... _shift.php

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Race to Hire

The Veterans Affairs Department has brought on 365 new IT workers so far in its push announced in January.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0311/031411ww.htm

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Tax software review: TurboTax bests H&R Block at Home, but both could be better

You can count on three things in modern American life: death, taxes and tax-prep software.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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PROMISES, PROMISES: Little transparency progress

http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/U ... TE=DEFAULT

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A Legal Privilege That Some Lawmakers See Broadly

A domestic violence case involving Scott Bundgaard, the majority leader of the Arizona State Senate, has put a spotlight on constitutional privileges that protect lawmakers from arrest.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/po ... l?emc=eta1

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New continuing resolution shows GOP's strong hand

Plan could be considered by the full House as soon as Tuesday.
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?a ... dcn=e_gvet

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When It Comes to the Deficit, Resolve Is Weak

A Bloomberg National Poll, in line with other surveys, is instructive: Americans consider
the widening deficit and debt a big deal, but they reject most of the measures necessary to deal with the threat.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/us/14 ... l?emc=eta1

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Retiring Senators Make a Wish List of Bills (Because they don't have to run for re-election they want to pass legislation??)

Liberated from campaigning, a group of Senators is getting together to try to push major legislation through.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/us/po ... l?emc=eta1

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D.C. insiders can reap fortunes from federal programs for small businesses

For years as a lawyer in Washington, Paralee White had helped small and disadvantaged firms
break into the federal contracting market.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Key to job growth, equality is boosting tradable sector of economy

Here are four things you often hear asserted about the economy. Guess which ones are wrong:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Spike in gas prices offsetting U.S. tax cut, Obama says

President Obama acknowledged Friday that the fast-rising cost of gasoline could diminish the effect of policies
designed to stimulate economic growth, but warned that he is not yet prepared to unleash the nation's energy
reserves to bring down the price of oil.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Rising gas prices hit businesses big and small

The price of fuel jumps dramatically, from a national average of $3.12 one month ago to $3.54 as
of Friday, according to AAA. In the Washington area, the average price of regular gas hit $3.52
in Maryland and $3.46 in Virginia last week.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Putting an end to Wall Street's 'I'll be gone, you'll be gone' bonuses

Want to reform Wall Street bonuses? Try clawbacks. That's right. We need to make executives personally liable for
their reckless bets if we want to remove the risk for taxpayers. That means giving shareholders, boards of directors
and regulators the ability to "clawback" past gains when new specu...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Another Inside Job

More from the abusive bankers and their political friends.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/opini ... l?emc=eta1

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U.S. Inquiry on Military Family Foreclosures

The Justice Department is looking into claims that a unit of Morgan Stanley illegally
foreclosed on almost two dozen military families.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Democrats See Wisconsin Loss as Galvanizing

In a push to raise money for their candidates, Democrats hope Wisconsin will be for them what
the health care overhaul was for Republicans in last year's midterm elections.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/po ... l?emc=eta1

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Union Bill Is Law, but Debate Is Far From Over

Gov. Scott Walker said that the approval of a bill cutting benefits will save enough money to avoid
1,500 layoffs, but that won't be the end of the battle over the future of unions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/12 ... l?emc=eta1

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For Wisconsin Lawmakers, a Hero's Homecoming

There was a warm reception for Democrats who had left in a failed effort to block a bill weakening public unions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/us/13 ... l?emc=eta1

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For Detroit Schools, Hope for the Hopeless

Two years after Detroit's politicians imposed reforms on the city's schools,
the $200 million deficit has risen to $327 million. But there is some hope.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/educa ... l?emc=eta1

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Tsunami surge deals blow to struggling Calif. town

Harbor crews are assessing the damage caused by powerful tsunami surges that pounded this northern California port,
sinking or damaging dozens of boats and wreaking havoc on port facilities.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/U ... 3-06-07-31

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U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty

A fragile bipartisan consensus on nuclear power's promise for the United States may have dissolved.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/scien ... l?emc=eta1

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Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Lessons for the U.S.

An 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami are rare events. But should the U.S. rethink
its own nuclear safety plans?
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/20 ... s?emc=eta1

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How Flaws Undid Obama's Hope for High-Speed Rail in Florida

The administration made a fatal trade-off, picking a route that offered few advantages over cars,
but that could have been completed more quickly than proposed rail lines elsewhere.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/us/12 ... l?emc=eta1

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Came From Their Lab. But How to Take It to the Bank?

Universities often aren't nimble at retaining large stakes in start-ups that commercialize
their innovations. A new investment fund may change that.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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The Digital Pileup

Our culture's reluctance to hit the delete button has economic costs. Plus, all that data is hard to access.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/opini ... l?emc=eta1

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Give Up Familiar Light Bulb? Not Without Fight, Some Say

A law on light bulb efficiency due to take effect next year has brought a frenzy of activity to get
the law repealed or, at least, to stockpile the bulbs before they disappear from store shelves.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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14 Easy Weekend Getaways

From New York to Portland, Ore. (and cities in between), quick trips that can have you
poolside - or cliff diving - in half a day.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/tr ... l?emc=eta1

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A Golf Course Shooting Shakes the Notion of Refuge

The killing of two golfers by masked robbers has shaken the culture of Florida's many golf courses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/us/13 ... l?emc=eta1

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State Legislatures Slow on Immigration Measures

States pledged to toughen up on illegal immigration, but none has passed a law
that mirrors Arizona's crackdown.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/us/14 ... l?emc=eta1

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American Muslim groups react to views presented in controversial hearing

If Rep. Peter King's hearing was about anything, it was about trying to empower a different group of Muslim leaders,
people King and other conservatives view as more patriotic, more cooperative and more focused on rooting out terrorists
than about Islamophobia
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Afghans rely heavily on foreign advisers as transition looms

Nearly 300 foreign advisers, most of them Americans, work at Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, and hundreds more work in
other government departments, a reliance on foreign expertise that raises doubts about the viability of the West's exit strategy.
http://www.stripes.com/news/afghans-rel ... -1.137573#

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Civilian deaths prompt Afghan leader to question U.S. military operations

http://www.stripes.com/civilian-deaths- ... -1.137555#

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Iraq sees more attacks on oil sector, needs police

Grappling with a shortage of trained oil police and equipment, Iraq may not be able to protect its
oil facilities despite intelligence suggesting new attacks on the vital sector, a security official
said Sunday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/ ... 4Q20110313

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PM: Protesters are out of step with Iraq's will

http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/M ... TE=DEFAULT

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Report: Iran's paramilitary launches cyber attack

http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/M ... 4-04-36-48

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Police fire on Yemeni protesters, 100 plus injured

http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/M ... TE=DEFAULT

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Ambitious India now world's largest arms importer

http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/A ... 3-20-35-19

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Outlook for democracy dims across much of Middle East

The Arab world's much-heralded collective push toward democracy is now in jeopardy, activists and analysts say,
as autocrats fight back with lethal force that's turned the evening news into a montage of mangled and bloodied bodies.
http://www.stripes.com/news/outlook-for ... -1.137574#

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Arab League Endorses No-Flight Zone Over Libya

Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi pushed rebels eastward as the Arab League asked the
U.N. Security Council to impose a no-flight zone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Obama offers tempered support for Libya rebels

President Obama on Friday offered only tempered support for Libya's rebels and played down the feasibility of Western
military intervention to aid their cause, raising questions about how far he is willing to go to help fulfill his
declaration last week that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi "must le...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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In Libya Revolt, Youth Will Serve, or at Least Try

Boys as young as their early teens have left their homes in hopes of joining the opposition forces.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Libyan Rebels Defiant but in Disarray, as Qaddafi's Forces Gain Momentum

Rebels retreated from Ras Lanuf after an onslaught of air strikes and tank and artillery
fire by forces loyal to the Libyan leader.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Libyan government says forces retake oil town

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan state television reported Sunday that forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have
retaken the oil town of Brega in eastern Libya, swiftly advancing on the poorly equipped and...
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/a ... wn-031311/

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In Libya, an underground jail a daunting reminder of Moammar Gaddafi's grip

IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA Peering into a subterranean jail, Adil Gnaybor shuddered with fear. Rusted prison bars once covered
with earth were now exposed, dug up by rebels who had discovered the secret labyrinth of cells. The space was too small
for Gnaybor's 5-foot frame, and a white tube provided the ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Navy role negligible in potential no-fly-zone

The ongoing turmoil in Libya as rebels fight against leader Moammar Gadhafi is turning into
a cliffhanger for the U.S. military and its allies.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/n ... e-031311w/

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Al-Qaida commander calls for Islamic rule in Libya

A top Libyan al-Qaida commander has urged his countrymen to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi's regime and establish Islamic rule,
expanding the terror network's attempts to capitalize on the wave of unrest sweeping the region.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/A ... 3-09-40-39

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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces

One is a scruffy rabble-rouser, the other is a clean-shaven Islamist, but they are united in
their fight against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Greek anti-terror police seize weapons

Greek anti-terrorist police raided at least two suspected hideouts for domestic terrorists Monday,
detaining seven people and seizing weapons and disguises, authorities said.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/E ... 4-04-18-29

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German nuclear dispute sharpened by Japan mishap

An explosion at a Japanese nuclear power plant has given new fuel to a long-running dispute over the technology's
future in Germany, where thousands on Saturday demonstrated against plans to extend the life of the country's nuclear
power stations.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/E ... TE=DEFAULT

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Europeans Reach New Deal to Fight Debt Crisis

Greece will receive a cut in its interest rate and a bailout fund will become more flexible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Royal Air Force To Delay Retirement Of Nimrods

The Royal Air Force plans to delay taking out of service two Nimrod electronic intelligence aircraft,
originally scheduled to be pensioned off at the end of this month before British crews begin flying
in U.S. Air Force Rivet Joint machines.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5934343

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10,000 dead - Water, power, food scarce in vast swaths of Japan

The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/A ... TE=DEFAULT

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Japan devastated by 8.9-magnitude quake, tsunami

A bulldozing tsunami triggered by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake devastated the northeast coast of Japan on Friday,
turning cars into driftwood, washing away neighborhoods and leaving this industrialized country bracing for an
epic humanitarian disaster.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Japan earthquake, tsunami spare major economic zones but threaten recession recovery

Impact of quake and flood was focused on a less populated and less industrialized area of the country.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing

Rescue teams searched through matchstick rubble Saturday for thousands of people missing in flooded areas
of northeastern Japan, beginning one of the most complex relief efforts in history.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Japan Pushes to Rescue Survivors as Quake Toll Rises

Japan mobilized a nationwide rescue effort for survivors in collapsed buildings and for thousands
without water, electricity, heat or telephone service.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world ... l?emc=eta1

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On Edge of Disaster, Town Reels From Tsunami

The scenes of destruction in one sleepy town are especially frightening
because they are far from the worst-hit areas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Japanese Scramble to Avert Meltdowns as Nuclear Crisis Deepens After Quake

Japanese officials said Sunday they presumed partial meltdowns had occurred at two crippled reactors
and that they were facing serious cooling problems at three more.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Partial meltdown at nuclear plant 'highly possible,' Japanese official says

Japanese authorities said Sunday that efforts to restart the cooling system at one of the reactors damaged by
Friday's earthquake had failed, a major setback in the struggle to contain what has become the most serious
nuclear power crisis in a quarter century.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Nuclear Emergency Is Worst in Decades

The full extent of the damage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan is yet to be determined.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Reagan helos delivering aid to quake survivors (Lily Pad)

TAGAJO, Japan - People across a devastated swath of Japan suffered for a third day Sunday without water, electricity
and proper food, as the country grappled with the enormity of a massive earthquake and tsunami that left more than
10,000 people dead in one area alone.
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/a ... id-031311/

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Dr. Manny: Potential Danger as Radiation Levels Surge in Japan

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/03/1 ... ls-surge/#

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Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say

Experts in Japan and the United States said that the releases from nuclear plants could go on for weeks
or months. Officials are also reporting a new explosion.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Second Explosion at Reactor as Technicians Try to Contain Damage

The new explosion underscores the difficulties Japanese authorities are having in bringing
several stricken reactors under control after the earthquake.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world ... l?emc=eta1

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Reagan crew finds radiation as Japan begins to dig for dead

TAKAJO, Japan - Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's
devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic
crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that..
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/03/a ... ad-031411/

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Military Crew Said to Be Exposed to Radiation, but Officials Call Risk in U.S. Slight

Crew members on the deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan got a month's worth of radiation
in about an hour, government officials said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world ... l?emc=eta1

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7th Fleet moves ships, aircraft away from stricken Fukushima plant

The U.S. 7th Fleet moved ships and aircraft away from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power
plant in Japan after low levels of contamination were detected.
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/jap ... -1.137657#

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Yokota Air Base to the Rescue

With Japan's Narita International Airport closed to flights due to Friday's massive earthquake,
Yokota Air Base ended up serving as an ad hoc substitute airport for 11 inbound commercial flights
and over 500 passengers.
http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2011/03/ ... rescue.php

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Misawa power returning, school canceled; other Japan bases return mostly to normal

Misawa Air Base continued to slowly recover from Friday's earthquake, while other bases throughout
Japan announced relatively normal schedules for Monday.
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/jap ... -1.137584#

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Japan earthquake and tsunami death toll expected to exceed 10,000; survivors worry about supplies (What was Death toll from Katrina??)

TOKYO - Overwhelmed by a still-growing catastrophe, Japanese authorities struggled Monday to
reach buried survivors and the missing, faced roadblocks in delivering aid and raced to contain
an expanding nuclear emergency.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Supply Disruptions of Power and Water Threaten Japan's Economy

The crisis at damaged nuclear plants north of Tokyo was threatening to cause an energy
crunch that could hobble Japan's economy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Auto Plants in Japan Remain Closed as Companies Take Stock (JIT)

Automakers scrambled to determine whether they would be able to build and export cars in light
of the rolling power blackouts and the damage to Japan's infrastructure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Bank of Japan Expands Asset Purchases to Support Economy After Quake

As Japanese markets plunged Monday, the central bank effectively eased monetary policy further
and also injected a record 15 trillion yen in the banking system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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Can the United States feed China?

China is at war. It is not invading armies but expanding deserts that threaten its territory. As old deserts grow,
as new ones form and as more and more irrigation wells go dry, Beijing is losing a long battle to feed its growing
population on its own.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... ailarticle

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Inflation Pressures Grow in China As Consumer Prices Increase 4.9%

Inflation grew for a fifth consecutive month after consumer prices, led by higher housing and food costs,
rose sharply in February.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/12/busin ... l?emc=eta1

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