US tornadoes force shutdown of two nuclear reactors in Virginia | World news | The Guardian

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US tornadoes were most destructive in North Carolina, where Deborah Dulow, above, was left to survey the damage to her father's house. Photograph: Jim R Bounds/AP

A US nuclear power company has disclosed that one of the tornadoes that hit the US at the weekend, killing at least 45 people and causing widespread damage, forced the shutdown of two of its reactors.
The series of tornadoes that began in Oklahoma late last week barrelled across the country, with North Carolina, where 22 people died, the worst-hit state.
The US nuclear safety regulator said on Mondayit was monitoring the Surry nuclear power plant in Virginia. Dominion Virginia Power said the two reactors shut down automatically when a tornado cut off power to the plant. A backup diesel generator kicked in to cool the fuel. The regulator said no radiation was released and staff were working to restore electricity to the plant.
The tornadoes were among the worst in the US in the past two decades. Last year, 10 people died in a tornado in Mississippi, while 57 were killed in North and South Carolina in 1984 and 330 across the south in 1974.
Two of the survivors of this year's storms, Audrey McKoy and her husband Milton, who live near Raleigh, North Carolina, told the Associated Press they had seen the tornado bearing down on them over the tops of pine trees. At a nearby farm, winds were lifting pigs and other animals into the sky. "It looked just like The Wizard of Oz," McKoy said.

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YouTube - REALITY REPORT #74: Killing Obamacare

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| In this edition of the Reality Report Gary Franchi reviews a landmark Supreme Court decision and reveals the silver bullet to kill Obamacare. Sheriff Richard Mack returns to the show to give his firsthand account of a courtroom in Fresno, California where the Constitution is prohibited. Speakers from the 2010 Boston Tea Party present their feedback on the historic event and Nina delivers the news. Her stories include the shocking results of twins who were vaccinated in India, the Swedish Military's prior knowledge of the recent terrorist bombing, Ron Paul's plans to end the Federal Reserve, and the details about the revelation that Obamacare is unconstitutional. The viewers share their thoughts on whether or not Wikileaks' Julian Assange is a hero or villain and an unlikely application makes its way into the hall of shame as this weeks "Enemy of the State."Sheriff Richard Mack: Boston Tea Party 2010http://blip.tv/file/4512176 Boston Tea Party 2010 Highlightshttp://blip.tv/file/4512374 SPECIAL HOLIDAY DVD SALE: Enemy of the State: Camp FEMA 2 Available now at http://CampFEMA.com/catalog.html Have you met your political equals yet? Find them now at http://RTR.org/signup

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“Bring Your Pieces to Church” Sunday

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clipped from americanvision.org Imagine the following scenario: At church this Sunday, while reviewing the list of announcements and upcoming events for your church, your pastor added, “Oh, and don’t forget: on Sundays we have our regular target practice. Make sure to bring your rifles. Make sure to bring your pieces to church.” Absurd, right? Not so. It used to be the American way. For example, a 1631 law in Virginia required citizens to own firearms, to engage in practice with them, and to do so publicly on holy days. It demanded that the people “bring their pieces to the church. We are further brainwashed into thinking (and feeling) that guns are somehow dirty and evil, and that Christians should have nothing to do with them. In this view, we have departed from the Scriptures, Christian legal history, as well as America’s Christian history. But we should also begin to exercise our inviolable rights. Every able Christian should own a firearm, and each should seek instruction and training in how to use them.

Arrest Warrant Out for Lesbian Mom Turned Christian

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clipped from www.cbn.com A Vermont judge has ordered the arrest of a former lesbian turned Christian who's been in a long custody battle with her ex-partner. Judge William Cohen found Lisa Miller in contempt of court after she failed to transfer custody of her 7-year-old daughter, Isabella, to former partner, Janet Jenkins. A warrant is now out for her arrest. The women have been in a custody battle since they broke up in 2003 and Miller moved to Virginia. Although Miller is the girl's biological mother, Judge Cohen ordered a switch in custody last November after she failed to uphold Jenkins' visitation rights. After that ruling, Miller -- who's said she does not want her daughter exposed to the homosexual lifestyle -- cut off all ties with her attorneys and disappeared.

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