Today's top news: Radioactive beef already sold, eaten

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__________ Wednesday, July 13, 2011 ________________

TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Radioactive beef already sold, eaten
The meat of six cows shipped from a Fukushima Prefecture farm was distributed to at least nine prefectures and officials believe some of it has been eaten.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima plant site originally was a hill safe from tsunami
Mostly to cut costs, Tepco removed a 35-meter-high bluff to build the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that would have kept it safe from any tsunami.
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Life term urged for Ichihashi
Prosecutors demand life in prison and not the death penalty for Tatsuya Ishihashi over the March 2007 rape and murder of English teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker.
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a3.html

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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan plan set to end nuke goals
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Prefecture cannot gauge cows' internal exposure
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sharp cut in aid for China called off
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Poverty rate hit record high in '09
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Brazil's new ambassador plugs business
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ash in Chiba is radioactive
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cattle disaster-stressed; industry left in jeopardy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Postwar prisoner makes Russia home for final chapter of his life
OSAMU HIRABAYASHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Disaster zone students to visit U.S. as 'envoys'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110713f3.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
BOJ trims 2011 growth estimate
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Rice prices soaring as wholesalers increase inventories
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Political turmoil casting doubt on public finances
SHINYA AJIMA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Disaster sent beer loads to new low
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Elpida eyes \79.7 billion via share, bond sales
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Fukushima crisis won't slow Virginia reactor plan: Dominion CEO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110713n2.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
The quest for food security
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110713a1.html

[OPINION]
Rupert Murdoch's troika
GWYNNE DYER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110713gd.html

[OPINION]
China raises undersea ante
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110713mr.html

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FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Toys for all ages at Tokyo show
RICK MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110713rm.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Cano edges Gonzalez in HR Derby
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110713a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Iguchi's sacrifice fly helps Lotte top Seibu
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110713j1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Vegas D.A. monitoring Pacman case
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110713a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
ESPN files lawsuit against Ohio State
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110713a2.html

[GOLF]
Ryu gets best of Seo
in U.S. Open playoff
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110713a1.html

[GOLF]
Steinberg joins ESM; Woods silent
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110713a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
First Czech allowed in NHL dies at 71
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110713a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Veteran coach Pierce
to take over in Sendai
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110713b1.html

[SUMO]
Hakuho mows down Yoshikaze on third day
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110713b1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Argentina awakens, whips Costa Rica to make quarters
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110713a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
U.S. ready
for France
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110713a2.html

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