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bear fruit. >> finally, just a look at the big picture. this debate was so contentious and so partisan, what can the american people realistically expect washington to be able to do? particularly on jobs between now and the election? >> that's an excellent question. there is no doubt that the process we have seen in the past several weeks and months was a mess. the president made clear a week ago today when he spoke to the nation from the residence that while americans voted clearly last november, november 2010 for divided government, they certainly did not vote for or choose dysfunc...

Well, we've been talking online today about why americans are so quick to go out and buy iodine pills in the wake of a rare nuclear disaster. but so hesitant to take just the basic precautions to prepare for more regular kinds of emergencies. marty conroy writes, it's about panic buying, just like here in florida, when a hurricane is coming, people wait till the last minute for supplies rather than to always be ready during the season. ffoster pnw tweets, isolation from natural disasters and good infrastructure have prevented or mitigated most disasters and led to complacency. and ahmnodtheare...

>> reporter: nbc crews left northeast japan. when they arrived in tokyo, they were scanned with a geiger counter. everything was okay except their shoes. >> that's a bad thing. >> reporter: it was a bad thing, but to put it in perspective, very, very minute levels of radioactive material. >> reporter: but from this perspective, it's hard to imagine only minute levels of ratiq%=9 emanating from the crippled fukushima plant. you can see smoke billowing from reactor three here. and satellite images show damage to four of the six reactors. tokyo electric power officials say when fuel ro...

>> i think i've made myself pretty clear and i'm not going to be bullied. >> reporter: among the group, veteran, small business owners, even one not so fresh face. newly elected republican senator dan coats of indiana is actually a returning member. he also served as ambassador to germany and a lobbyist during his break from congress. he's part of the new crop of congress. those tea party representatives. five senators and 40 house members. and left they forget who got them here, just as think rive, tea party patriots with personal e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers for newly el...