Doubting Assurances, Japanese Find Radioactivity on Their Own - NYTimes.com

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A small but growing number of Japanese have decided to step in as the government fumbles its reaction to the widespread contamination, which leaders acknowledge is much worse than originally announced. Some mothers as far away as Tokyo, 150 miles to the south of the plant, have begun testing for radioactive materials.
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Doubting Assurances, Japanese Find Radioactivity on Their Own - NYTimes.com
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A small but growing number of Japanese have decided to step in as the government fumbles its reaction to the widespread contamination, which leaders acknowledge is much worse than originally announced. Some mothers as far away as Tokyo, 150 miles to the south of the plant, have begun testing for radioactive materials.
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