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Brad Friedman is an independent investigative journalist, blogger, broadcaster, trouble-maker, muckraker and all-around swell fellow. He is the founder of The BRAD BLOG, host of the nationally syndicated ‘BradCast’, and co-host of ‘Green News Report’ over your public airwaves.
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‘Japan’s Nuclear Plant Emergencies: Hours to Cool Reactors or Face Core Meltdown, Say Experts’

LATEST: EXPERTS COMPARE TO CHERNOBYL | VIDEO OF EXPLOSION, WORKERS INJURED, WALLS COLLAPSE

Earlier: Meltdown may be beginning, venting from container unit suspended...

‘Big Government Tyranny’ (Building Codes, Regulations) Saved Countless Lives in Japan

Though nuke plant still at risk, cooling 'not going as planned'

UPDATED: Evacuations expanded at Fukushima nuke plant, 'radiation 1,000x normal level'; Expert says 'possibility of core meltdown'...

BREAKING: 8.9 MAG. EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI STRIKES JAPAN – VIDEO, TSUNAMI MAPS

Watches, warnings, advisories issued across 50 Pacific basin countries, entire U.S. West Coast; Evacuation warnings in Hawaii...

Quick Road Hits: NPR & O’Keefe, Life in Illinois, GOP War on Voting, Gingrinch, Palin and Broder

Irony/Déjà  Vu Alert: Sensenbrenner Shuts Down WI Town Hall In Response to Citizen Protesters

Law Prof: ‘Throw Clarence Thomas Off the Bench’

And another law prof, Jonathan Turley, similarly opines on the Supreme Court Justice's lawlessness and 'dangerous conceit,' comparing him to Louis XIV

PLUS: VR files bar complaint against Thomas...

Indiana’s New Republican Sec. of State Charged With Three Counts of Felony Voter Fraud

The GOP 'voter fraud epidemic' continues...

Fox ‘News’: Violence! Mayhem! Assault & Battery by Union Thugs in Wisconsin!

VIDEO: How ‘Corporate Personhood’ and ‘Citizens United v. FEC’ Has Gutted U.S. Democracy

And something you can do about it...

House Dems Call for Probe Into U.S. Chamber of Commerce Plot to Discredit Perceived Enemies

ALSO: HBGary's CEO finally resigns, VR files D.C. Bar complaint...

[Now UPDATED with full text of letter]

Colbert Interviews Greenwald on the Revealed Plot to Turn ‘Terror Tools’ Against U.S. Citizens, Journalists and Progressive Organizations

Hannah Giles: James O’Keefe Did It, Not Me!

‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’: WI Assembly Dems Chant in Protest as GOP Calls Sudden Vote for Union-Busting ‘Budget Repair Bill’ in Middle of Night

NJ Paper Finally Covers Charges of Christie ‘Illegalities,’ ‘Bullying’ of Chief Public Defender

Disturbing dearth of coverage following BRAD BLOG's exclusive report two days ago...

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