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Thursday, March 17, 2011  As the nuclear crisis in Japan deepens, local community groups gathered Thursday to call for the closing of nuclear plants in the United States.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Japan deployed military helicopters, high-pressure water cannons and fire trucks in an increasingly desperate attempt to cool an overheated nuclear complex as U.S. officials warned the situation was deteriorating.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami.

Monday, March 14, 2011  The Japanese government says 11 people were injured, one seriously, in an explosion at a quake-stricken nuclear power plant.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  President Barack Obama plans to sign a sweeping remake of financial market rules brought on by the market meltdown of two years ago.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  A Senate investigation has found Goldman Sachs developed a strategy to profit from the housing meltdown and reaped billions at the expense of clients.

Friday, April 23, 2010  A showdown looms in the Senate early next week on the effort to impose new regulations on the financial industry.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Ramping up pressure for a financial overhaul, President Barack Obama is heading to the place where the economic meltdown began to argue for stronger government oversight of the industry and to urge Congress to finish a regulatory bill quickly.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says there's a renewed effort to put together a Wall Street reform package.

Friday, January 08, 2010  The spotlight is about to shine on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that Congress created to investigate the near-collapse of the system.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008  New York Gov. David Paterson is presenting his budget plan for the state's next fiscal year. It's expected to include massive cuts and shrinking growth to accommodate a multibillion-dollar budget gap brought on by the meltdown on Wall Street.