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Today’s Headlines
* Japan Doubles Estimate of Radiation Leaked From Nuke Plant
* Report: Yemen President Suffered Burns On 40% Of Body, Collapsed Lung
* Syria Threatens To Intensify Crackdown After Alleged Deaths Of Security Personnel
* Bahrain Charges Scores of Medical Officials Who Treated Protesters
* Libya: NATO Warplanes Strike State TeleTV vision Headquarters, Military Barracks
* Gates, Petraeus Urge Obama To Reject Substantial Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
* Pelosi Calls For Investigation of Rep. Weiner Over “Inappropriate” Online Conversations
* Global Climate Change Talks Underway in Bonn, Germany
* Canadian Activist Loses Senate Page Position Over Unprecedented Protest
* Chicago Millionaire Pays His Way Out of Jail Time in Deadly Hit And Run
* Wisconsin: Thousands March To Protest Controversial “Budget Repair” Bill, 8 People Arrested