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At Japan Plant, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Nearly three weeks after the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on an aging nuclear power plant on Japan's Pacific coast, officials handling the crisis face multiplying hurdles, making the end goal of a stable facility with a functioning cooling system seem further from reach.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/30/134971681/tepco-president-hospitalized-in-tokyo?ft=1&f=1007

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Obama Campaign Racks Up Legal Fees

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/31/obama_campaign_racks_up_legal_fees_253021.html

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'Bent Road': A Haunting, Creepy Family Saga

In Lori Roy's debut the Scott family will go to any lengths to protect their bond ? even murder. As Sarah Weinman writes, "Where Bent Road excels the most is in juxtaposing a seemingly encapsulated world of rural routine and slow pace against the rushing onslaught of violence."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/30/134833992/bent-road-a-haunting-creepy-family-saga?ft=1&f=1057

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DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Of Seattle Officers

The investigation follows the fatal shooting of a homeless man and other alleged incidents of force used against minority suspects. The officer who shot the man resigned, but was not charged criminally.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/31/135017912/doj-launches-civil-rights-probe-of-seattle-officers?ft=1&f=1003

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Board Business, March 31, 2011 (slacktivist)

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Cliff Asness & the Quants Beat the Market

William Cohan, The Atlantic
With the winter's second blizzard raging outside, Cliff Asness sat in his relatively modest office in Greenwich, Connecticut, surrounded by three of his partners, his PR guru, an impressive collection of unread books, and a sea of foot-tall hard-plastic replicas of Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, and friends. "Let me be technical," he said. "It all sucked."Asness--intense, bald, and bearded, with a $500 million fortune and a doctorate in finance--was reflecting on the dark days of 2008, when capitalism seemed to be imploding, when Bear Stearns and Lehman...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/31/cliff_asness_amp_the_quants_beat_the_market_252911.html

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Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Heather Zichal, White House
“Today, my Administration is releasing a Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy we’ve pursued since the day I took office.  And here at Georgetown, I’d like to talk in broad strokes about how we will secure that future." -- President Obama, March 30, 2011Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners.  Businesses see it impact their bottom line.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/03/31/blueprint_for_a_secure_energy_future_253032.html

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