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    Which Way, L.A.?

    State Radiation Monitors Were Offline after Japan Disaster

    Trace amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear-power reactors have turned up in rainwater from New England to Florida. They are comparable to findings in Washington State, Nevada and California.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Trace amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear-power reactors have turned up in rainwater from New England to Florida. They are comparable to findings in Washington State, Nevada and California. But the Environmental Protection Agency says monitors in San Diego, San Bernardino and Los Angeles were off-line last week for repairs and maintenance.

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    3. 22:26Teachers Reform Group Backs Underdog for Union's Top Spot
    4. 27:27America Looks in the Mirror with 2010 Census Data
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    LA Tries an Anti-Wisconsin Approach to Unions
    1. 0:00State Radiation Monitors Were Offline after Japan DisasterYou’re reading this
    2. 12:50LA Tries an Anti-Wisconsin Approach to Unions
    3. 22:26Teachers Reform Group Backs Underdog for Union's Top Spot
    4. 27:27America Looks in the Mirror with 2010 Census Data
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