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Officials now say its going to take six to nine months to fully stabilize and rebuild the badly damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. it will also try to decontaminate the largest area possible in that time and even then, its not certain how many, if any, would be allowed to return. the death toll rising in japan this morning, police and troops counting through the wreckage. historic quake and tsunami, now responsible for killing 13,843 people. that number could double. more than a month aft...

Controllers falling asleep on the job. the latest one happened saturday in miami. transportation secretary ray lahood says rules are being changed to make sure controllers have enough downtime between shifts, but ultimately, he says, the responsibility is on them. >> the bottom line for me is this. controllers need to take personal responsibility for the very important job that they have. secretary lahood will talk to cnns suzanne malveaux in the 11:00 eastern hour of newsroom. now for the lat...

Afghanistans laghman province. the same army division lost six troops in a series of fire fights in eastern afghanistan in late march. new in japan this morning, tens of thousands of people may not be able to go home until next year. officials say its going to take six to nine months to fully stabilize and rebuild the badly damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. theyre going to try to decontaminate the largest area possible in that time and even then its not certain how many, if any, would ...