UPDATE 3-Storms knock out TVA nuclear units, power lines | Energy & Oil | Reuters

UPDATE 3-Storms knock out TVA nuclear units, power lines Energy & Oil Reuters: "A TVA spokeswoman said the station's backup power systems, including diesel generators, started and operated as designed. External power was restored quickly to the plant but diesel generators remained running Wednesday evening, she said.
The Browns Ferry units are among 23 U.S. reactors that are similar in design to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan where backup generators were swept away in the tsunami that followed the massive earthquake on March 11."

Syrian intelligence, aided by Iranians, said to be tracking down hundreds of deserters

Syrian intelligence, aided by Iranians, said to be tracking down hundreds of deserters: "Opposition sources said hundreds of soldiers have been deserting their units and joining the campaign to oust President Bashar Assad. They said the defections have been accompanied by shootouts with Assad loyalists in which numerous deserters have been killed or injured."

European Countries Summon Syrian Envoys - WSJ.com

European Countries Summon Syrian Envoys - WSJ.com: "'As the president [Nicolas Sarkozy] said [Tuesday], the violence that has been used against peaceful protesters, which has resulted in hundreds of deaths, is unacceptable,' said a spokesman for the French Foreign Affairs Ministry."

Tanks Sent to Besieged Syrian City

A New Era: Fed Chairman Press Conferences

Obama to signal security shake-up

Severe Weather Risk, Attack of the Tornados'

White House release Obama's birth certificate

30-Yr Treasurys Fall As Inflation Concerns Follow Bernanke, Fed - WSJ.com

30-Yr Treasurys Fall As Inflation Concerns Follow Bernanke, Fed - WSJ.com: "The 30-year bond was the biggest loser as loose monetary policy risks longer-term inflation, which erodes fixed returns on bonds over time and hurts the longest maturity the most. Bernanke deemphasized impact of higher oil and commodity prices, calling them 'transitory' even as the Fed raised its inflation forecasts."

Scores killed in Syria

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First shots mark 150 years since start of Civil War | Reuters

First shots mark 150 years since start of Civil War Reuters: "April 12, 1861, marked the start of what would be a defining time in U.S. history. The Civil War took 620,000 American lives and ended the country's institution of slavery."

Slight amounts of strontium found near crippled Japan nuclear - Yahoo! News

Slight amounts of strontium found near crippled Japan nuclear - Yahoo! News: "TOKYO (Reuters) - Slight amounts of strontium, a heavy radioactive metal that could lead to leukemia, have been detected in soil and plants near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan's science and technology ministry said on Tuesday. Japan has already detected radioactive elements including iodine, cesium and plutonium, in areas near the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power after reactors there were crippled due to a loss of power that disabled cooling functions. (Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Joseph Radford)"

Comfort food: The woman who can't stop eating sofas | Mail Online

Comfort food: The woman who can't stop eating sofas Mail Online: "'Then I take it outside and rub it in dirt. The dirt makes it crunchier. Then I chew on it and swallow it.'"

Mainstream media regurgitates exact same news on Fukushima, word for word

"Mainstream media regurgitates exact same news on Fukushima, word for word: "See the search result yourself with the screen shot we took at: http://www.naturalnews.com/images/G... Here are the news story titles you see in the Google search results: Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Yahoo! News Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Physorg.com Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Washington Post Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Fox News Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Forbes.com Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - CBS News Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - San Francisco Gate Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Boston Globe Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - MSNBC Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools - Denver Post"

Japan Raises Nuclear Alert at Troubled Plant to Highest Level, Equal to Chernobyl - FoxNews.com

Japan Raises Nuclear Alert at Troubled Plant to Highest Level, Equal to Chernobyl - FoxNews.com: "'This reconfirms that this is an extremely major disaster. We are very sorry to the public, people living near the nuclear complex and the international community for causing such a serious accident,' said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano."

U.S. Rep. from Texas Calls for Mexican Cartels to be Labeled Terrorists

U.S. Rep. from Texas Calls for Mexican Cartels to be Labeled Terrorists: "Last Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas, picture at left), introduced legislation that would designate six Mexican drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.” According to the Deseret News for March 30, McCaul spokesman Mike Rosen said that “It was the first time ... a member of Congress had proposed the designation for the powerful Mexican drug gangs that have waged war against Mexican security forces over the last five years.”"

DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security

DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security: "Late Tuesday, April 5, two passengers of a Hyundai Sonata car were killed in a mysterious attack by a missile that wrecked their car near Port Sudan. debkafile's counter-terror sources report that the attack, carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle at Kalaneeb south of Port Said, targeted the Hamas representative in Sudan in charge of the vast Iranian weapons smuggling enterprise for the Gaza Strip via Egypt and the Suez Canal. His latest task was to organize the transfer to Port Sudan of a shipment of mustard and nerve gas purchased by Hamas and Hizballah representatives with Tehran's help from Libyan rebels in Benghazi. The covert WMD consignment was destined for Gaza and Lebanon."

Obama’s Own Adviser: This Spending Is 'Cancer' That Will Destroy America

Obama’s Own Adviser: This Spending Is 'Cancer' That Will Destroy America: "“This debt and these deficits that we are incurring on an annual basis are like a cancer and they are truly going to destroy this country from within unless we have the common sense to do something about it,” Bowles warned."