Wednesday, March 30, 2011

BBC News - Water clear-up 'urgent' at reactor

BBC News - Water clear-up 'urgent' at reactor: "Their fates were more or less sealed when the company took a decision - a few days into the crisis - to pump seawater into the reactor vessels as a measure to cool them down."

Read the Wis. Gov’s Op-Ed the NYT Refused to Print | The Blaze

Read the Wis. Gov’s Op-Ed the NYT Refused to Print | The Blaze: "These are uneasy times in Wisconsin. Not only is the state recovering from almost a month of mass protests, but today a judge heard arguments about whether or not the state’s new collective bargaining law was a) legal and b) already in effect. And through it all, the media has become as much a part of the story as Gov. Scott Walker. So today, Walker exacted his revenge — a little."

Wisconsin judge halts state from moving forward on law stripping collective bargaining rights - The Washington Post

Wisconsin judge halts state from moving forward on law stripping collective bargaining rights - The Washington Post: "Republican lawmakers pushed through passage of the law earlier this month despite massive protests that drew up to 85,000 people to the state Capitol and a boycott by Democratic state senators. Opponents immediately filed a series of lawsuits that resulted in further chaos that might not end until the state Supreme Court weighs in."

Two-thirds of oil and gas leases in Gulf inactive - Yahoo! News

Two-thirds of oil and gas leases in Gulf inactive - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – An Interior Department report to be released Tuesday says more than two-thirds of offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico are sitting idle."

Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP | Susan Ferrechio | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner

Schumer coordinates Dem budget attack on GOP | Susan Ferrechio | Beltway Confidential | Washington Examiner: "Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., a member of the Democratic Senate leadership, got on a conference call with reporters Tuesday morning without realizing the reporters were already listening in. Schumer thought he was on a private line with four Democratic senators who were to talk with reporters about the current budget stalemate."

Members Collect Many Unpaid Tickets : Roll Call News

Members Collect Many Unpaid Tickets : Roll Call News: "Members of Congress have immunity from many routine parking tickets in the District of Columbia, but that doesn’t mean they can’t try to rack up fines."

Qaeda: Arab revolts herald "great leap forward" - Yahoo! News

Qaeda: Arab revolts herald "great leap forward" - Yahoo! News: "LONDON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda's most influential English-language preacher said revolts sweeping the Arab world would help rather than harm its cause by giving Islamists freed from tyranny greater scope to speak out."

The News Tribune (Lite) - Near-record Sierra snow good news to parched Calif

The News Tribune (Lite) - Near-record Sierra snow good news to parched Calif: "Chris Rivest's father sent him from San Francisco to the family vacation cabin near the Sierra Nevada crest with a seemingly simple chore - clear it and the driveway of snow.
Easy for him to say. When Rivest arrived earlier this week at the cabin near Soda Springs, about 90 miles northeast of Sacramento, the snow was so deep it nearly touched the power lines crossing in front of the cabin. Snow was piled at least 10 feet high on top of the deck of the A-frame home."

Poll: Obama's approval hits new low - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com

Poll: Obama's approval hits new low - Jennifer Epstein - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama’s approval rating and prospects for reelection have plunged to all-time lows in a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday."

Syrian president blames protests on 'conspirators' - Yahoo! News

Syrian president blames protests on 'conspirators' - Yahoo! News: "DAMASCUS, Syria – 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."