They’re Back! Wisc. Dems Who Fled Senate Quietly Return | The Blaze

They’re Back! Wisc. Dems Who Fled Senate Quietly Return | The Blaze: "Wisconsin’s Democratic state senators returned to work Tuesday with little fanfare, a stark contrast to the scene in February when their dramatic decision to flee the state in protest over an anti-union bill helped fuel massive protests that made the state the center of a national fight over union rights."

NHK WORLD English

NHK WORLD English: "A radiation monitor at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says workers there are exposed to immeasurable levels of radiation."

AFP: Cuba to drill five new oil wells by 2013

AFP: Cuba to drill five new oil wells by 2013: "HAVANA — Cuba on Tuesday announced plans to drill five deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico beginning this summer, expressing confidence that its efforts will be rewarded with major new energy finds."

Nato lacking strike aircraft for Libya campaign | World news | guardian.co.uk

Nato lacking strike aircraft for Libya campaign | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Nato is running short of attack aircraft for its bombing campaign against Muammar Gaddafi only days after taking command of the Libyan mission from a coalition led by the US, France and Britain."

Air Force spending $4 million a day for Libya war - Yahoo! News

Air Force spending $4 million a day for Libya war - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – The Air Force secretary says the service has been spending about $4 million a day to keep 50 fighter jets and nearly 40 support aircraft in the Libya conflict, including the cost of munitions."

FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - Rebel-held Libya ‘running out of cash’

FT.com / Middle East & North Africa - Rebel-held Libya ‘running out of cash’: "Rebel-held eastern Libya is at risk of running out of currency within weeks, the head of the opposition’s central bank has warned. Banks were short of local and foreign currency, said Ahmed el-Sharif, adding the asset freeze imposed on the Muammer Gaddafi regime was hurting its foes as well."

GOP Budget Proposal: 'Not a Penny' for Obamacare | CNSnews.com

GOP Budget Proposal: 'Not a Penny' for Obamacare | CNSnews.com: "The fiscal 2012 budget proposal unveiled today by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R.-Wis.) offers sweeping reforms in federal spending, including defunding and repealing the health-care law signed last year by President Barack Obama and converting the federal share of the Medicaid program into block grants to state governments."