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An evacuee is screened for radiation exposure at a testing center on Tuesday in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture. Officials are concerned about radiation leaking from the nuclear plant nearby. Wally Santana/AP hide caption

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Explainer: What Are Spent Fuel Rods?

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President Obama is greeted by Intel CEO Paul Otellini after touring an Intel facility in Hillsboro, Ore., in February. Don Ryan/AP hide caption

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Intel CEO: 'Tax Holiday' Could Create More Jobs

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Spokesman Ibrahim Moussa (right) translates for Salah Abu Oba, a man the Libyan government claims is affiliated with al-Qaida. Jim Wildman/NPR hide caption

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Libya Puts 'Al-Qaida Affiliate' On Stage

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A young woman sells Egyptian flags in central Cairo on Monday. Voters are scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday for a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Egypt Moves Ahead With Vote Despite Concerns

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), shown in this undated photo, says Republicans are ready and willing to take the lead on overhauling Social Security. "Something must be done," he says. "Where is the president? Suddenly, at the moment when we can actually do something about this, he's silent." Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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GOP Calls To Overhaul Social Security Grow Louder

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Abreu Fellow alumna Rebecca Levi now works in a nucleo in Boston, bringing free music education to kids. Andrew Hurlbut hide caption

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The Road To An American 'El Sistema'

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Trash or Treasure: In this Oscar-nominated documentary, Vic Muniz encourages Brazilian catadores, who sort recyclable materials in a massive landfill outside of Rio de Janeiro, to recreate famous artworks. Almega Projects hide caption

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DVD Picks: 'Waste Land'

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An evacuee is screened for radiation exposure at a testing center on Tuesday in Koriyama, Japan, after a nuclear power plant on the coast of the Fukushima prefecture was damaged by Friday's earthquake. Wally Santana/AP hide caption

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Japanese Flee Area Near Nuclear Power Plant

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Half-sunken boats, docks and debris lie tangled in Crescent City, Calif., after a tsunami surged Friday in Northern California. Josh Jackson/AP hide caption

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Tsunami Cripples Several West Coast Harbors

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Members of the Chinese rescue team are briefed by their leader in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday. Itsuo Inouye/AP hide caption

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China Acts Fast In Aiding Japan Post-Earthquake

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A culinary student cuts vegetables during a class at the Cordon Bleu program at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco in 2009. Students are pouring into culinary schools to pursue their dreams. But once they graduate, many of them face a mountain of debt — and low starting salaries. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Regulators Light A Fire Under Culinary Schools

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