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What's behind our conflicted feelings on nukes?

WASHINGTON -- Nuclear radiation, invisible and insidious, gives us the creeps. Even before the Japanese nuclear crisis, Americans were bombarded with contradictory images and messages that frighten even when they try to reassure. It started with the awesome and deadly mushroom cloud rising from the...

Oil settles lower, below $106 per barrel (AP, March 24, 2011; 3:25 PM)

Merkel fights to stop German state slipping away (AP, March 24, 2011; 9:55 AM)

EPA pursues Michigan's largest coal-fired plant (AP, March 24, 2011; 7:40 AM)

Oil hovers above $105 amid Middle East conflict (AP, March 24, 2011; 1:38 AM)

Germany set to abandon nuclear power for good (AP, March 23, 2011; 12:33 PM)

Oil near $105 as traders eye Middle East upheaval (AP, March 23, 2011; 2:12 AM)

AP Exclusive: Few were prepared for nuclear crisis (AP, March 23, 2011; 12:11 AM)

AP IMPACT: US spent-fuel storage sites are packed (AP, March 22, 2011; 9:24 PM)

Russia set to profit from Libya, Japan crises (AP, March 22, 2011; 5:02 PM)

Iraq to hold 4th energy bidding round in November (AP, March 22, 2011; 10:54 AM)

Japan's catastrophe resonates at economic, regulatory and personal levels (Post, March 22, 2011; 8:02 AM)

Japan fuel demand to surge amid nuclear crisis (AP, March 22, 2011; 7:37 AM)

Oil rises on concerns about Libya and supplies (AP, March 21, 2011; 3:55 PM)

German-French division on nuclear plants (AP, March 21, 2011; 3:01 PM)

UN nuke chief: revamped emergency responses needed (AP, March 21, 2011; 2:19 PM)

Increase in oil revenue amid unrest in Arab world gives Russia some breathing room (Post, March 21, 2011; 10:10 AM)

Death toll from Japan's disasters over 8,000; more than 13,000 missing (Post, March 21, 2011; 2:58 AM)

Oil near $103 as allied coalition bombs Libya (AP, March 21, 2011; 2:05 AM)

Asian markets rise as Japan nuclear crisis eases (AP, March 21, 2011; 12:34 AM)

Taiwan finds radiation on imported Japanese beans (AP, March 20, 2011; 2:48 AM)

For Japan's displaced, journey to shelter can be difficult (Post, March 19, 2011; 6:04 PM)

A week after disaster, doubts about Japanese government's grip on crisis (Post, March 19, 2011; 8:50 AM)

Obama's support for nuclear power faces a test (Post, March 19, 2011; 12:57 AM)

A week after quake, Japan's leader vows to rebuild (AP, March 18, 2011; 7:12 PM)

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