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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday that NATO must "play its role fully" in Libya and that its actions so far were "not enough." He was particularly critical of the fact that Muammar Gaddafi is still using heavy weapons to shell the western city of Misrata. Meanwhile, former Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa, who defected to Britain, said Libya must remain united under any settlement, otherwise it "would be a new Somalia." The Daily Beast's Leslie H. Gelb writes that moral absolutists will reject the cease-fire proposed by Africa's leaders, but NATO and the U.N. should fix what they can and see if they can stop this fighting.
Japan's nuclear-safety agency decided Tuesday morning to increase the crisis level at the country's troubled Fukushima Daiichi plant from 5 to 7, the highest disaster ranking recognized internationally. The scary 7 has only been used once in history—in 1986, during the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union. Officials said they would increase Fukushima's ranking because it is releasing a massive amount of radioactive material that continues to be a threat to humans and wildlife across a wide area. A week after the earthquake that started the plant's woes, it was given a 5 rating, the same rating given to the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania that suffered a partial meltdown in 1979. Despite the jump, Japanese officials stressed that the cumulative damage from Fukushima is still not nearly as bad as the Chernobyl meltdown, despite the two having the same disaster ratings.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday that NATO must "play its role fully" in Libya and that its actions so far were "not enough." He was particularly critical of the fact that Muammar Gaddafi is still using heavy weapons to shell the western city of Misrata. Meanwhile, former Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa, who defected to Britain, said Libya must remain united under any settlement, otherwise it "would be a new Somalia."
Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was arrested Monday alongside two city councilmen for protesting Congress' budget deal. The District is particularly affected by the compromise, as Republicans demanded the deal prohibit it from spending its own money on abortions and also reinstated a school-voucher program in the capital. Gray rallied with 200 people outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building and was arrested along with 40 other people and charged with unlawful assembly for blocking the street. He was released from custody shortly after 1 a.m.
A bomb exploded in a subway station in Belarus Monday night, killing at least 12 people. The nation's autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko, said someone was trying to destabilize the country and suggested it came from abroad. "Regardless of who organized and ordered the blast, the government will be tempted to use it as an excuse to tighten the screws," said one opposition leader. A similar attack happened in the country in 2008.
The former Massachusetts governor launched a 2012 exploratory committee on Monday to a collective yawn. Romney should lead the GOP field—but his Tea Party misfires and connections to Obamacare mean he won't win, writes Mark McKinnon.
Go Away, Gwyneth Paltrow! by Tricia Romano The Oscar winner acts, sings, plays guitar, blogs—and has now written a cookbook. But she still can't get no respect. Tricia Romano on why everyone hates Gwyneth.
The Civil War at 150: Iconic Photography by The Daily Beast On April 12, 1861, shots were fired at Fort Sumter. To commemorate this anniversary, see the best Civil War photography, including portraits of Lincoln, Grant, and Lee. Plus, David Graham on Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s reminder that slavery—not states' rights—was the primary cause of conflict.
InfoSec Starts at Endpoints As we watch the fallout from Epsilon data breach, we're all facing questions about what more can be done to safeguard sensitive information. Of course, strong enterprise security is an expensive proposition. A recent report from IBM reveals that many IT decision makers are focusing on increasing investments in endpoint security. READ MORE >>
How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >>
Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >>
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Micron-Sized Mics Beam-Steer, Cancel Noise Colin Johnson recently wrote about how MEMS microphones just plunged to the micron scale, encouraging many new applications. He noted that this allows mobile device makers to use multiple microphone arrays that can aim at the user's lips and also cancel background noise. Check it out. READ MORE >>
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