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February 6, 2013 · 3:07 AM

Blog Roundup – February 6, 2013

10 Things to Know for Wednesday
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GOP’s “makeover” is purely cosmetic
Eric Cantor is set to give a big speech today offering a new direction for the Republ..

President Obama to visit Israel this spring
President Obama will visit Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan this spring, the White H..

White House to honor slain Newtown educators
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Presidential medals will be awarded posthumously to the six p..

The Most Important Chart in American Politics
The Most Important Chart in American Politics

Pentagon expected to expand benefits to same-sex spouses
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is expected to announce this week that same-sex spo..

Faced with actual facts on climate change, Fox guest makes stuff up (v..
Ahhh, Fox News being Fox News. It’s difficult to imagine that viewers aren’t tiring ..

10 Myths Conservative Media Will Use Against Immigration Reform
As congressional leaders debate a framework for comprehensive immigration reform tha..

Solomon Islands Earthquake: 8.0 Magnitude Tremor Generates Tsunami
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake off the Solomon Islands generated a small tsunami on Wed..

CIA Drone Base In Saudi Arabia: Location Disclosed By The New York Tim..
WASHINGTON — The CIA conducts lethal drone strikes against al-Qaida militants insid..

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August 25, 2011 · 2:13 AM

Disaster Funding, Cantor-Style

Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia

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Dave Weigel – Slate

Mineral, Virginia, where yesterday’s earthquake originated, just so happens to be in Eric Cantor’s district. Eric Cantor just so happens to get gotcha’d every time a disaster happens and the media starts looking for budget cuts that look short-sighted from the view inside the rubble. He’s figured out how to handle this:

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor assured his constituents on Wednesday that Congress “will find the monies” to assist earthquake victims in Mineral, Virginia – but the Republican lawmaker noted that “those monies will be offset with appropriate savings or cost-cutting elsewhere.”

One factor that’s been misunderstood in today’s weird Krugman discussion is whether or not Keynesians think natural disaster = growth. Not necessarily — they tee up the conditions under which government and industry will spend new money. They may even create an environment for temporarily deregulation. You want as much relief as possible, followed by as much commerce as possible.

Cantor’s promising… well, for now, disaster relief that will be funded by cuts somewhere else. This is exactly what Faux Krugman was afraid of.

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August 23, 2011 · 5:04 PM

The Earth Quake…

 

Rather than being redundant with a report about the quake here, I’ve decided to list some sites that are doing excellent reporting on the phenomena…

Washington, D.C. Earthquake 2011: 5.8 Earthquake Hits Nation’s Capital, Felt In New York
Earthquake in Maryland: D.C. area rocked
Earthquake hits D.C. area
5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Virginia, shaking felt in New York; White House, Pentagon evacuated
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March 11, 2011 · 2:36 AM

Japan Earthquake: 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits, 13-Foot Tsunami Triggered – Video

It’s 2:32 EST and I’m watching the reports on MSNBC…

Huffington Post

TOKYO – Japan was struck by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, triggering a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter.

In various locations along Japan’s coast, TV footage showed severe flooding, with dozens of cars, boats and even buildings being carried along by waters. A large ship swept away by the tsunami rammed directly into a breakwater in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, according to footage on public broadcaster NHK.

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Officials were trying to assess possible damage from the quake but had no immediate details.

The quake that struck 2:46 p.m. was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later. The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9.

The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. National broadcaster NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.   More…

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