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EU energy chief says the situation is "out of control"

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42108345

The spent fuel pools are probably more dangerous than the reactors at this point.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110316/ts_nm/us_japan_quake

Things are getting so bad that ordinary police are firing water cannons into the reactors.

Well thanks Tell, you really know how to make me look like a fool.

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This whole damn thing makes me look like a fool.  Accurate information is hard to find in times of crisis.

There's a complete lack of new news.  Not good.

http://en.rian.ru/world/20110315/163009589.html

I can't vouch for the integrity of this source.

Edit: Ok now the story is up on Yahoo.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/ts_nm/us_japan_quake

Yahoo has at their main page that the fire at the plant is out, but they don't have a link to a source yet.

Edit: The Nikkei is up over 6% right now.  That's a good sign that some of the panic may be abating.

I know it could look a bit callous to follow the financial markets at a time like this, but they are a good gauge of fear.

I looked at Bahraini law because of the events going on recently, and found that compared to Saudi Arabia they're actually somewhat progressive (women were given voting rights in 2002, for example). Although, when you're comparing civil and human rights with Saudi Arabia, you're probably going to look decent unless you're North Korea.

Of course when elected officials don't have much power you can expand the suffrage to whoever you want and nothing will change.