MSNBC: Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border [March ‘11 Diet]

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Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami will depress growth briefly before reconstruction kicks off and gives the beleaguered economy a boost, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.

Source: World Bank sees Japan slowdown as mild, temporary

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California Republican Party delegates on Sunday denounced the decision by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to commute the manslaughter sentence of the son of a political ally, saying the action undermined the party's message of being tough on crime while advocating for the rights of victims.

Source: Republicans denounce Schwarzenegger clemency

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A cruise missile blasted Moammar Gadhafi's residential compound in an attack that carried as much symbolism as military effect.

Source: Cruise missile strikes Gadhafi compound

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Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi "pulled back" from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and two other towns after U.N.-authorized airstrikes, a U.S. national security official said Monday.

Source: Report: Some Gadhafi forces pulling back

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Explosions and anti-aircraft fire boomed in the sky above Libya's capital on Monday, the third night of attacks on leader Moammar Gadhafi's military installations. On the ground, loyalist forces reportedly fought rebels in two key towns.

Source: Blasts, anti-aircraft fire rock Tripoli

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Colton Burpo, 11, was 4 when he nearly died. On Monday he described visiting heaven, seeing not only Jesus but a sister lost due to a miscarriage and a great-grandfather with "huge wings" — things his parents said he couldn't have known about.

Source: Meet the boy who says he visited heaven, saw Jesus

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Officials are racing to restore electricity to Japan's leaking nuclear plant, but getting the power flowing will hardly be the end of their battle

Source: No quick fix seen at Japan nuclear plant

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In a globalized economy where manufacturers have moved ever more toward lean inventories and "just-in-time" production, a speedy response in the wake of Japan's earthquake and tsunami was vital.

Source: Japan's just-in-time production flawed

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A U.S. military jet crashed in Libya after an equipment malfunction but its two crew members ejected and are back in American hands, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

Source: US fighter jet crashes during Libya mission

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A CNN correspondent has  denied a Fox News report that he and other journalists were used by the Libyan government as human shields against an attack on Moammar Gadhafi's compound.

Source: CNN calls Fox's human shield accusation 'nuts'