Posts Tagged ‘Meltdown’

Political meltdown looms for Israel’s centrist Kadima

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s once dominant Kadima party faces eclipse at a January election, with polls suggesting the movement created by former prime minister Ariel Sharon could be replaced by new and revived forces at the helm of centre-left opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Surveys ahead of the January 22 election predict victory for [...]

[video] After Weeks Of Media Pressure, Shia LaBeouf Still Refusing To Have Public Meltdown

In this Star Fix Quick Hit, Angelique Clark looks at the media’s ongoing efforts to push Shia LaBeouf over the edge into a Charlie Sheen-style breakdown. Tweet This Post

Japan foresaw possible Fukushima meltdown from day 1: documents

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government foresaw the possibility of a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant hours after a huge tsunami smashed into it, according to cabinet minutes released on Friday, although it took officials more than a month to acknowledge it. The earthquake and tsunami on March 11 knocked out cooling systems at [...]

The Next Legislative Meltdown

Think the debt ceiling debate is tough? Ben Smith notes another difficult one might be when the gas tax is set to expire on September 30. Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post