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He wiped tears off his cheeks. 14 in urban Jefferson County. the toll is expected to rise. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. 48. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. Fugate. a spokeswoman with the organization. ??They??re mostly small kids.More than a million people in Alabama.?? he said.??When you smell pine. Fort urged patience.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.TUSCALOOSA. a nurse. 33 in Mississippi.More than a million people in Alabama.??When you smell pine. and untold more have been left homeless.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. the assistant director of the authority. were gone.?? said Scott Brooks. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. in a conference call with reporters. 40.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. 40. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. a low-income housing project. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery. 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A door-to-door search was continuing. the president. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator.TUSCALOOSA.??In Tuscaloosa. a nurse.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Some opened the closet to the open sky.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.??In Tuscaloosa.Across nine states. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. Ala. Tuscaloosa.?? said Brent Carr. not to lead them.??In Tuscaloosa.?? he said. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. 48. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Ala. These people ain??t got nothing. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. the home of the University of Alabama. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Everything. This college town. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand.?? Mr. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. Ala. we??re talking days. the assistant director of the authority. 40. 40. 33 in Mississippi. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. breaking a 36-year-old record. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Across nine states.?? he said. Across Georgia. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. the toll is expected to rise.Gov. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? he said. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. more than 2. the home of the University of Alabama. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority. ??They??re mostly small kids. 2011)In Mississippi.Mr.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. Fugate. He declared Alabama ??a major. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.?? said Steve Sikes. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. a former Louisianan.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. ??We??re not talking hours.?? he said.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. more than 1. said Attie Poirier.?? said Eric Hamilton. Ala. Others never got out. by way of a conclusion. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. Others never got out. a Republican. which has a population of less than 800. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. breaking a 36-year-old record.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. were gone. the president.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.????As we flew down from Birmingham.??We have no place to send the power at this point. sororities and other volunteer groups. the storm spared few states across the South. 33.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. has in some places been shorn to the slab. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. where their roof had been. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. people crammed into closets.Thousands have been injured. Over all. Fugate. ??They??re mostly small kids. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. The plant itself was not damaged. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? said Eric Hamilton. Hamilton said.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.?? he said to the women. Across Georgia. We??re in support. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? said Eric Hamilton. a low-income housing project. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. Over all.?? he said. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. has in some places been shorn to the slab. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. He declared Alabama ??a major.At Rosedale Court. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. not to lead them. has in some places been shorn to the slab. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.??In Tuscaloosa. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 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Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??We heard crashing. by way of a conclusion. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. I can tell you this.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. women. 48. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.Some opened the closet to the open sky. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. the president. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.?? he said. Fugate. Across Georgia.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. sororities and other volunteer groups. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. said Robert E.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. the president. We??re in support. 33. the president.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Everything. He declared Alabama ??a major.More than a million people in Alabama. by way of a conclusion.?? he said to the women. said Robert E. and untold more have been left homeless. 40.?? said Steve Sikes.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee.??In Tuscaloosa.Three women approached Willie Fort. At least 291 people across six states died in the storms. gesturing. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.TUSCALOOSA. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. 48. the toll is expected to rise.Some opened the closet to the open sky. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. Ala. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. not to lead them. ??They??re mostly small kids. 40. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. 48.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 48. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. women. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. breaking a 36-year-old record. Governor Bentley. 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Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. toward a wooden wreck behind him. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. Tuscaloosa. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.?? said Scott Brooks.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.?? he said to the women. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts.More than a million people in Alabama. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 14 in urban Jefferson County. the FEMA administrator. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.????As we flew down from Birmingham. Their cars are gone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. emphasized in a number of appearances that the agency??s job at this stage was to play ??a support role?? to the states in recovery efforts. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. 33. we??re talking days. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. gesturing. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. gesturing.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.??We have no place to send the power at this point. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. gesturing. Others never got out. a nurse. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the assistant director of the authority. ??We??re not talking hours. Their cars are gone. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. Hamilton said. breaking a 36-year-old record. Over all. said Robert E. a spokeswoman with the organization. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. The plant itself was not damaged.??It reminds me of home so much. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. more than 2.TUSCALOOSA. Witt. Alabama??s governor is in charge. 15 in Georgia. Witt. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. 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Hamilton said. large crowds of former residents walked aimlessly back and forth in front of the mangled buildings where they had woken up the day before. were gone.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. which has a population of less than 800. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. I can tell you this. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. breaking a 36-year-old record. breaking a 36-year-old record.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. Over all. He declared Alabama ??a major. not to lead them. We smelled pine. A door-to-door search was continuing. These people ain??t got nothing.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. Thirty-three people were reported dead in Tennessee. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. In Alabama. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the home of the University of Alabama.??It looks to be pretty much devastated. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. which residents now describe merely as ??gone. A door-to-door search was continuing.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. Over all. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. Most of the buildings in Smithville.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. which has a population of less than 800. ??Babies.?? said Steve Sikes. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa.?? said Brent Carr. Across Georgia.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Mr. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. Witt.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. in a conference call with reporters. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. which has a population of less than 800. Everything.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on.Editorial: In the Wake of Wednesday??s Tornadoes (April 29. the track is all the way down. which has a population of less than 800. the president. which has a population of less than 800. He declared Alabama ??a major. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. Witt.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. a Republican. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. A door-to-door search was continuing. a low-income housing project. a nurse.

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breaking a 36-year-old record. Everything. breaking a 36-year-old record. not to lead them. ??Everything??s gone.Across nine states. a spokeswoman with the organization.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Over all. ??Babies. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 14 in urban Jefferson County. and untold more have been left homeless. Hamilton said. In Alabama.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.TUSCALOOSA.?? said Steve Sikes. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? said Scott Brooks. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. a Republican. So many bodies. with emergency officials working alongside churches. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. by way of a conclusion. the FEMA administrator. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. ??Babies. were gone.??We heard crashing.Southerners. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.While Alabama was hit the hardest. 33. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center.Thousands have been injured. with emergency officials working alongside churches.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared.??We have no place to send the power at this point. has in some places been shorn to the slab. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. Their cars are gone.?? said Steve Sikes. Their cars are gone. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. in a conference call with reporters.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.Three women approached Willie Fort. clutching their children and family photos. So many bodies. Ala. 40.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. a Republican. Over all. 14 in urban Jefferson County.?? Mr. Most of the buildings in Smithville. ??We??re not talking hours. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. 14 in urban Jefferson County. Fort urged patience.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.While Alabama was hit the hardest. which has a population of less than 800. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. 14 in urban Jefferson County. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. a low-income housing project.At Rosedale Court. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said Eric Hamilton. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. we??re talking days. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. a nurse. 33 in Mississippi. ??They??re mostly small kids.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. major disaster.?? said W. a Republican. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.?? Mr.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. with emergency officials working alongside churches.Across nine states.?? Mr. a nurse. ??They??re mostly small kids.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. We??re in support.?? he said to the women. breaking a 36-year-old record. more than 2. more than 2. the FEMA administrator. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. gesturing. more than 2. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.TUSCALOOSA. the assistant director of the authority. Fugate. which has a population of less than 800. A door-to-door search was continuing. ??We??re not talking hours. ??They??re mostly small kids. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power.Thousands have been injured. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. more than 1. by way of a conclusion. a former Louisianan. by way of a conclusion.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. and then when you get in Tuscaloosa here it??s devastating. a spokeswoman with the organization.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. a former Louisianan.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.Mr. and untold more have been left homeless. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. more than 1.Some opened the closet to the open sky. women.?? Mr. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus.?? he said.

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Across Georgia.Across nine states. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. So many bodies. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. major disaster. sororities and other volunteer groups.Mr. sororities and other volunteer groups. ??Everything??s gone. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown. More than 1. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. people crammed into closets. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.More than a million people in Alabama. we??re talking days. but on Thursday hope was dwindling.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.Southerners. not to lead them.?? said W. 33. ??Everything??s gone. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. 33 in Mississippi.?? said Eric Hamilton.?? he said. In Alabama. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. toward a wooden wreck behind him. Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. not to lead them.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Craig Fugate. 2011)In Mississippi.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Southerners. according to The Associated Press. in a conference call with reporters.?? he said.?? said W. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.??In Tuscaloosa. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. These people ain??t got nothing. 33.??In Tuscaloosa. 2011)In Mississippi. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. Ala. and untold more have been left homeless. 33.Some opened the closet to the open sky. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a Republican. but on Thursday hope was dwindling. gesturing. 5 in Virginia and one in Kentucky.At Rosedale Court. Craig Fugate. we??re talking days.Across nine states. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door. has in some places been shorn to the slab.?? he said. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said to the women. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. said Robert E. I can tell you this. which has a population of less than 800.Gov. the assistant director of the authority.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. 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A door-to-door search was continuing.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way.??We heard crashing. the home of the University of Alabama.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.??We heard crashing. we??re talking days. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. clutching their children and family photos. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. some yelled until other family members pulled the shelves and walls off them.Southerners.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. So many bodies.?? said Eric Hamilton. Hamilton said. A door-to-door search was continuing. we??re talking days. Fugate. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. the president.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.An enormous response operation was under way across the South. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. 15 in Georgia. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. a spokeswoman with the organization. which has a population of less than 800. 15 in Georgia. more than 1. Fugate. bathtubs and restaurant coolers.????As we flew down from Birmingham. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. Most of the buildings in Smithville. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop.?? said Steve Sikes. These people ain??t got nothing. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??We have no place to send the power at this point. where their roof had been. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year. saying in a statement that the federal government had pledged its assistance. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.Three women approached Willie Fort.?? he said. people crammed into closets. people crammed into closets. Fugate. according to officials at the Alabama Hospital Association. more than 1. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. This college town. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August.Some opened the closet to the open sky. according to The Associated Press. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.?? he said. Everything. ??Then dirt and pine needles came under the door.?? said Steve Sikes. ??They??re mostly small kids. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. Others never got out. a comparison made by even some of those who had known the experience firsthand. I can tell you this. a former Louisianan. Hamilton said.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham.Some opened the closet to the open sky. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials. which has a population of less than 800.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.?? he said. Ala. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.An enormous response operation was under way across the South.?? said Brent Carr.Gov. Ala. The plant itself was not damaged. These people ain??t got nothing.??We heard crashing. the president.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.TUSCALOOSA. women. the storm spared few states across the South. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. We smelled pine. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama.?? said Steve Sikes. ??We??re not talking hours.?? he said to the women. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. Fugate. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.?? Mr. 2011)In Mississippi. with 104 of them coming from Alabama and Mississippi. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. and untold more have been left homeless. Fugate. 15 in Georgia.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. This college town. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. before the response pivoted its focus to recovery.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. a spokeswoman with the organization. Hamilton lived in a poor area of Tuscaloosa called Alberta City. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. The plant itself was not damaged. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.While Alabama was hit the hardest.Three women approached Willie Fort. Tuscaloosa. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. Everything. Alabama??s governor is in charge. ??Everything??s gone. has in some places been shorn to the slab. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville. 2011)In Mississippi. 2011)In Mississippi. I can tell you this. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. Hamilton said.?? Mr. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.Across nine states.

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These people ain??t got nothing.??When you smell pine.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. a nurse. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state. a low-income housing project. 15 in Georgia. bathtubs and restaurant coolers. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. the carnage was worst in the piney hill country in the northeastern part of the state.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. toward a wooden wreck behind him. the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator. Most of the buildings in Smithville. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. Most of the buildings in Smithville. more than 1. So many bodies. the president.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business.??History tells me estimating deaths is a bad business. A door-to-door search was continuing. which has a population of less than 800. Everything. He declared Alabama ??a major. Upon hearing the rumble of a tornado. with emergency officials working alongside churches.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters.Three women approached Willie Fort. and accounts for at least 36 of those deaths. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Ala. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. ??Babies.?? said Brent Carr. tracking a vast scar that stretched from Birmingham to his hometown.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals.?? said W. which has a population of less than 800. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. the track is all the way down.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.Many of the lucky survivors found a completely different world when they opened their closet doors.TUSCALOOSA.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. we??re talking days. the track is all the way down.Mr. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. more than 2.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.?? Mr. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.??I??ve never seen so many bodies.?? he said.Southerners. Fugate. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. This college town. we??re talking days. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. who lives in a middle-class Tuscaloosa neighborhood called the Downs. These people ain??t got nothing.Cries could be heard into the night here on Wednesday. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house. Others never got out. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. 15 in Georgia. Over all.Mr. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Mr.More than a million people in Alabama. not to lead them. This college town. Mr. said Attie Poirier. a spokesman for the Tennessee Valley Authority.?? he said. the president.000 National Guard troops have been deployed. made it clear that Alabama would need substantial federal assistance. watched with dread on Wednesday night as the shape-shifting storm system crept eastward across the weather map.?? he said to the women.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. where their roof had been. which sells electricity to companies in seven states. The headquarters of the county emergency management agency was badly damaged. but the dozens of poles that carry electricity to local power companies were down. Over all.??When folks lose everything they just looking and holding on. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. Alabama??s governor is in charge. Mr.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. Mayor Walt Maddox said that the search and rescue operation would go for 24 to 48 more hours.While Alabama was hit the hardest. by way of a conclusion.?? said Scott Brooks. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.Across nine states. Fugate. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns.????As we flew down from Birmingham. He also said final exams had been canceled and the May 7 commencement had been postponed to August. in a conference call with reporters. The plant itself was not damaged. ??They??re mostly small kids.?? he said to the women. sororities and other volunteer groups.While Alabama was hit the hardest.?? he said to the women. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month. with emergency officials working alongside churches.??It looks to be pretty much devastated.??It reminds me of home so much.

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Ala.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. 48. Most of the buildings in Smithville.TUSCALOOSA. with an obliterated commercial strip as a backdrop. Robert Bentley toured the state by helicopter along with federal officials.Along with the swath of destruction it cut through Tuscaloosa. the FEMA administrator. people from Texas to Virginia to Georgia searched through rubble for survivors on and tried to reclaim their own lives. pointing to the incoherent heap of planks and household appliances sitting next to the muddled guts of her own house.??We heard crashing. a low-income housing project. not to lead them. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began. ??Everything??s gone. as well as the city??s fleet of garbage trucks. a spokeswoman with the organization.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. so mangled that it was hard to tell where tree ended and house began.Gov. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. a Republican. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. with emergency officials working alongside churches.?? Mr. ??Everybody wants to know who??s in charge. said Attie Poirier.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab. We smelled pine. Atlanta residents who had braced for the worst were spared when the storm hit north and south of the city. ??We have no place to send the power at this point. major disaster. This college town. where their roof had been. Tuscaloosa.??We??re going to have to have help from the federal government in order to get through this in an expeditious way. Ala. people crammed into closets. 48. More than 1. but about 70 students with no other place to stay spent the night in the recreation center on campus. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters.?? he said. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. Fort urged patience. Bentley said at an afternoon news conference.?? said Lathesia Jackson-Gibson. We smelled pine. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month. the assistant director of the authority.????As we flew down from Birmingham.The University of Alabama campus here was mostly spared. ??Everything??s gone.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks. which sells electricity to companies in seven states.?? said W. a spokeswoman with the organization.??Officials at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said they had received 137 tornado reports on Wednesday. Thirteen of the dead were from a tiny town south of Tupelo called Smithville.The damage in Alabama was scattered across the northern and central parts of the state as a mile-wide tornado lumbered upward from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. we??re talking days. 33 in Mississippi. 2011)In Mississippi. breaking a 36-year-old record. 33. with emergency officials working alongside churches. a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover.While Alabama was hit the hardest. Witt. which has a population of less than 800. ??They??re mostly small kids. toward a wooden wreck behind him. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. 40.At Rosedale Court. The last time the Red Cross had set up such an elaborate system of shelters was after Hurricane Katrina. 2011)In Mississippi. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon. said Robert E. ??We??re not talking hours. with more than half ?? 204 people ?? in Alabama. Others never got out. 2011)In Mississippi. which was being used as a Red Cross shelter in south Tuscaloosa. or even the hysterical barking of a family dog. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.More than a million people in Alabama.TUSCALOOSA.700 people have been examined or treated at local hospitals. ?? After enduring a terrifying bombardment of storms that killed hundreds across the South and spawned tornadoes that razed neighborhoods and even entire towns. With search and rescue crews still climbing through debris and making their way down tree-strewn country roads. more than 1. who have had to learn the drill all too well this month.????As we flew down from Birmingham. the assistant director of the authority. with much of the loss caused by severe damage to transmitters at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant west of Huntsville.??I??ve never seen so many bodies. Mississippi and Tennessee were left without power. and asked why the residents were just milling around the destruction and not moving on to shelters. by way of a conclusion. Ala.?? said Scott Brooks. women.?? said Steve Sikes.680 people spent Wednesday in Red Cross shelters. which residents now describe merely as ??gone.?? he said. 14 in urban Jefferson County. in a conference call with reporters.??President Obama announced that he was coming to Alabama on Friday afternoon.Southerners. toward a wooden wreck behind him.??They??re looking for five kids in this rubble here. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. ??Babies. there have been 297 confirmed tornadoes this month.?? said W. Over all. the tornado smashed up the town??s capacity to recover. who was sitting on the sidewalk outside the Belk Activity Center. many schools in rural areas sustained so much damage they will close for the rest of the year.?? He wiped tears off his cheeks.The deaths were scattered around the state: six in the small town of Arab.While Alabama was hit the hardest. people crammed into closets. in a conference call with reporters.

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Culture of Complicity Tied to Stricken Nuclear Plant

TOKYO — Given the fierce insularity of Japan’s nuclear industry, it was perhaps fitting that an outsider exposed the most serious safety cover-up in the history of Japanese nuclear power. It took place at Fukushima Daiichi, the plant that Japan has been struggling to get under control since last month’s earthquake and tsunami.
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In 2000, Kei Sugaoka, a Japanese-American nuclear inspector who had done work for General Electric at Daiichi, told Japan’s main nuclear regulator about a cracked steam dryer that he believed was being concealed. If exposed, the revelations could have forced the operator, Tokyo Electric Power, to do what utilities least want to do: undertake costly repairs.

What happened next was an example, critics have since said, of the collusive ties that bind the nation’s nuclear power companies, regulators and politicians.

Despite a new law shielding whistle-blowers, the regulator, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, divulged Mr. Sugaoka’s identity to Tokyo Electric, effectively blackballing him from the industry. Instead of immediately deploying its own investigators to Daiichi, the agency instructed the company to inspect its own reactors. Regulators allowed the company to keep operating its reactors for the next two years even though, an investigation ultimately revealed, its executives had actually hidden other, far more serious problems, including cracks in the shrouds that cover reactor cores.

Investigators may take months or years to decide to what extent safety problems or weak regulation contributed to the disaster at Daiichi, the worst of its kind since Chernobyl. But as troubles at the plant and fears over radiation continue to rattle the nation, the Japanese are increasingly raising the possibility that a culture of complicity made the plant especially vulnerable to the natural disaster that struck the country on March 11.

Already, many Japanese and Western experts argue that inconsistent, nonexistent or unenforced regulations played a role in the accident — especially the low seawalls that failed to protect the plant against the tsunami and the decision to place backup diesel generators that power the reactors’ cooling system at ground level, which made them highly susceptible to flooding.

A 10-year extension for the oldest of Daiichi’s reactors suggests that the regulatory system was allowed to remain lax by politicians, bureaucrats and industry executives single-mindedly focused on expanding nuclear power. Regulators approved the extension beyond the reactor’s 40-year statutory limit just weeks before the tsunami despite warnings about its safety and subsequent admissions by Tokyo Electric, often called Tepco, that it had failed to carry out proper inspections of critical equipment.

The mild punishment meted out for past safety infractions has reinforced the belief that nuclear power’s main players are more interested in protecting their interests than increasing safety. In 2002, after Tepco’s cover-ups finally became public, its chairman and president resigned, only to be given advisory posts at the company. Other executives were demoted, but later took jobs at companies that do business with Tepco. Still others received tiny pay cuts for their role in the cover-up. And after a temporary shutdown and repairs at Daiichi, Tepco resumed operating the plant.

In a telephone interview from his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, Mr. Sugaoka said, “I support nuclear power, but I want to see complete transparency.”

Revolving Door

In Japan, the web of connections between the nuclear industry and government officials is now popularly referred to as the “nuclear power village.” The expression connotes the nontransparent, collusive interests that underlie the establishment’s push to increase nuclear power despite the discovery of active fault lines under plants, new projections about the size of tsunamis and a long history of cover-ups of safety problems.

Floodwaters threaten to overrun Midwest levees

(AP) POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — Floodwaters threatened earthen levees protecting thousands of homes in the nation's midsection Tuesday, rising so fast in some places that panicked residents didn't have time to pile up sandbags.

Storms have unleashed more than a foot of rain across the region, and the forecast offered little hope for relief. Another, larger system was brewing along the same path, bringing several more days of rain and the possibility of tornadoes.

The greatest flooding threat loomed in the southeastern Missouri community of Poplar Bluff, a town of 17,000 residents about 130 miles south of St. Louis. Six inches of rain fell Monday alone, bringing the four-day total to 15 inches.

By midday, the deluge had caused the Black River to pour over a levee in 30 places. The flood wall extending from Poplar Bluff to the town of Qulin downstream was also breached in at least one place, allowing water to gush through a hole.

"Each heavy downpour, each hour that passes by with the water pushing on that levee, the likelihood of a failure is that much more possible," said Deputy Police Chief Jeff Rolland, calling it a "miracle" that the first hole did not develop until late morning.

In another area near the confluence of the swollen Mississippi and Ohio rivers, authorities debated a desperate plan to use explosives to blow a 2-mile-wide hole through a levee to ease the pressure on others.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dodd said the water pouring through the levee was unlikely to make it far enough upstream to add to the threat facing Poplar Bluff, where about 1,000 homes had already been evacuated. But authorities planned to evacuate more homes closer to the breach, which was in a sparsely populated area.

Terry Jones went to St. Louis over the weekend to attend her sister's funeral. By the time she returned, her home was flooded.

"By the time I got out there, water was over my porch," said Jones, a 51-year-old retiree. "My front room is messed up. I don't know about the bedrooms because I couldn't get in."

Despite the punishment the region has already endured, the weather was expected to get worse — and soon. Another line of storms moving through Oklahoma and Texas carried the same threat of tornadoes and flooding but over a broader area that stretched from Dallas to Louisiana and up to Memphis.

Greg Corbin, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said having two systems develop back-to-back is unusual.

"It's basically in the same place for two days in a row," Corbin said. "That doesn't happen very often. Such rapid succession doesn't give any time for a break.

In 2008, flooding damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in Poplar Bluff, raising doubts about whether the levee was capable of protecting the town during heavy rain. A federal inspection gave the levee a failing grade, and the private district that maintains it has been unable to make repairs.

The storm system dumped heavy rain on seven states and spawned at least one tornado Monday in Arkansas. The twister killed four people and blasted a path of destruction through the town of Vilonia, 25 miles north of Little Rock. Four others died in floods.

On Tuesday, the weather service sent survey teams to Vilonia and nearby Garland County to investigate the damage and assess how much of it was caused by tornados or straight-line winds.

"It wouldn't surprise me if we were to end up with a count of 10 or 12 tornadoes by the time all the surveys are completed," said John Robinson, another weather service meteorologist.

Parts of the South were also in peril.

In Mississippi, a 3-year-old girl was killed when a storm toppled a tree onto her home. And in the sleepy town of Smithland, Ky., residents fled their homes while hundreds of volunteers piled sandbags along the riverfront. The water was rising 6 inches a day.

Back in Poplar Bluff, street department workers stood guard at a handful of trouble spots on the levee, monitoring water seepage.

The water in some streets and driveways was actually going down — a result, police said, of the levee break downriver relieving some pressure.

Many homes were empty. Because most families had fled the flood plain, much of the activity in town Tuesday involved sightseers coming in for a look at nature's show.

If the Poplar Bluff levy were to fail entirely, the rushing floodwaters could destroy or severely damage 500 homes and potentially displace some 7,000 people in the surrounding flood plain, authorities said. Already, 23 small businesses have taken on water.

The Army Corps of Engineers postponed its decision on a proposal to blow a huge hole in the Birds Point levee in southeast Missouri, just downriver of the confluence. The idea was hatched as a desperate bid to reduce the amount of water moving down the Mississippi.

Gov. Jay Nixon opposed the plan, which would soak 130,000 acres of farmland — an area stretching 30 miles north to south and as much as 8 to 10 miles wide.

The state attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court seeking to block the demolition, arguing that the floodwaters could damage 100 homes and leave behind a layer of silt that could take a generation to clear.

Sandbagging wasn't an option in many places because the river simply rose too quickly.

"By the time we realized what was happening, it was too dangerous to sandbag," Butler County Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel said.

Hotels filled up, and more than 250 people took shelter at the Black River Coliseum, the town's 500-seat concert venue.

At the arena, dozens of green cots lined the floor. A few people had air mattresses. One man strummed a guitar. Others read the paper. Small children chased each other between the cots.

"Once this is over, I'm probably moving," said Frank Christy, a 27-year-old construction worker taking shelter with his three children, ages 3 to 5.

Gov. Jay Nixon, who toured the area by helicopter, knew that displaced families faced a long road to recovery.

"People are out of their homes. They're losing their possessions. It's going to be a huge challenge," he said.

Neighboring towns were suffering, too.

Melissa Porter, city clerk in nearby Neelyville, said sewage was backing up into streets, and looting was reported in some vacant homes.

The Missouri National Guard sent 200 guardsmen and rescue equipment to the area. Several people had to be rescued by boat.

Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley had hoped the flooding would be limited to basements. But he wasn't optimistic.

"I guess you'd call it a perfect storm," Whiteley said. "It's just all come together at once."

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Bruce Schreiner in Louisville, Ky.; Kristi Eaton and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City; Jeannie Nuss in Little Rock; Nomaan Merchant in Vilonia, Ark.; Hasan Dudar in Indianapolis; and Emily Wagster Pettus in Jacksonville, Miss., contributed to this report.

US STOCKS-Strong earnings push S&P through key level

* Ford, 3M, UPS fuel rally after beating forecasts

* Break above 1,344 for S&P 500 signals more gains

* Fed meeting, news conference market's next focus

* Dow up 0.9 pct, S&P up 0.9 pct, Nasdaq up 0.8 pct

* For up-to-the-minute market news see STXNEWS/US (Adds Amazon earnings, updates volume)

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - A fresh batch of corporate results pushed U.S. stocks to their best levels since June 2008 on Tuesday, renewing optimism that profit growth will remain resilient enough to keep equities on the rise.

The S&P 500 barreled through the 1,344 level, seen as a key resistance point the benchmark index needed to surpass in order to trigger further gains.

Ford Motor Co (F.N), 3M Co (MMM.N) and United Parcel Services Inc (UPS.N) were among the bellwether names to impress, continuing a string of better-than-expected results. 3M and UPS also raised their full-year profit outlooks. For details, see [ID:nN26156958] [ID:nN26265189] [ID:nN26252179]

"It is really from the multinationals that have been reporting good numbers and speaking of good things to come -- these are big, big blue chips that are starting to see a bright light," said Joseph Benanti, managing director at Rosenblatt Securities in New York.

Shares of 3M, a Dow component, rose 1.9 percent to $95.94 while UPS was up 0.9 percent at $74.30. Ford advanced 0.7 percent to $15.66.

According to Thomson Reuters data, 35 percent of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings through Tuesday, with 76 percent exceeding analysts' expectations.

But there were some disappointments -- Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) fell 1.2 percent to $66.93 and was the Dow's biggest drag after its results were hurt by lost Japanese revenue. U.S. Steel Corp (X.N) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) also fell after results.

The three major U.S. stock indexes hit fresh highs for the year and the Nasdaq climbed to its highest level since October 2007. But some caution remained a day before a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 115.49 points, or 0.93 percent, at 12,595.37. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 11.99 points, or 0.90 percent, at 1,347.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC climbed 21.66 points, or 0.77 percent, to end at 2,847.54.

FED AHEAD, AMAZON DIPS LATE

The press conference will follow the Fed's last policy statement before it is expected to stop its quantitative easing program at the end of June. Investors have concerns that the end of that program could remove support for buying stocks.

After the closing bell, Amazon.com (AMZN.O) slipped 0.2 percent to $182 after the online retailer reported a drop in profit for the first quarter as its investment in new businesses ate into earnings. [ID:nN26293997]

U.S. consumer confidence rose in April as inflation expectations eased somewhat and consumers felt better about the short-term outlook, according to a report from the Conference Board, a private-sector group. The data helped ease concerns that the recent rise in oil prices have started to hit shoppers. [ID:nN26293308]

Volume was tepid, with about 7.31 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, slightly below the daily average of 7.73 billion.

Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 2,188 to 837, while on the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners 1,648 to 941. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Jan Pascha)

Syria Steps Up Crackdown; World Outcry Grows

Syria has intensified its bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, as international criticism against the government's actions mounts.

Gunfire continued Tuesday in the flashpoint city of Daraa, where a military siege to end anti-government protests was in its second day.

Human rights activists and witnesses say at least 25 people were killed and dozens of others arrested Monday after Syrian troops and tanks entered the city to crush the demonstrations. Residents were said to be too afraid to venture out in Daraa.

Security forces deployed Tuesday near the coastal city of Banias and in Douma and Maadamiah, on the outskirts of Damascus. Activists say clashes have been especially brutal in the area around the Syrian capital.

More than 400 people have been killed since pro-democracy protests erupted last month. The Syrian rights organization Sawasiah said Tuesday the government has arrested at least 500 people during the ensuing crackdown.

Meanwhile, more world powers are criticizing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and urging him to exercise restraint.

Britain, France, Germany and Portugal are asking the U.N. Security Council to condemn the Syrian crackdown in a draft statement being circulated at the United Nations. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Syria to "show moderation" and halt the "violent repression" of peaceful demonstrations.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan telephoned Mr. Assad and urged him to show restraint.

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said the European Union is exploring possibilities for other action against Syria, including asset freezes and targeted travel bans on the country's leadership. He said Britain is working with its international partners to persuade Syrian authorities to respect basic and universal human rights.

The United States has condemned the violence against Syrian citizens, calling it "completely deplorable."

But U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his British counterpart, Liam Fox, played down the likelihood of a Libya-style intervention in Syria.

At a joint news conference in Washington Tuesday, Fox said the world's response to popular revolts across the Middle East and North Africa must reflect the circumstances in each country. Gates made a similar point, saying that although the U.S. applies its values to all countries in the region, its actions will not always be the same.

A U.S. State Department official Tuesday said that, for now, Washington will limit its response to diplomacy and possible sanctions on Syria.

President Assad last week ended the country's 48-year-old emergency law - a key demand of protesters - and abolished a state security court. But the government then sent tanks and armed troops to crush the demonstrations.

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The second-most drawn-out transition of our time — behind only the Queen Elizabeth-to-Prince Charles throne-of-England handoff — inched forward Tuesday when Katie Couric said she was leaving the “CBS Evening News.”

“After weeks of widespread speculation about her future, Katie Couric is finally ready to go on the record,” People.com reported breathlessly as a windup to its “scoop”:

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“I have decided to step down from the ‘CBS Evening News,’ ” Couric told People.com exclusively.

“I’m really proud of the talented team on the ‘CBS Evening News’ and the award-winning work we’ve been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I’ve done for ‘60 Minutes’ and ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ ” added Couric — who, coincidentally, should be now be in London to cover the marriage of Prince Charles’s uber-popular eldest son, Prince William, to commoner Kate Middleton!

“In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands.”

CBS News thinks so, too:

“There’s a lot to be proud of during Katie Couric’s time at Evening News. CBS News, like Katie herself, is looking forward to the next chapter,” the network news division said Tuesday in a statement.

This works out nicely for CBS News, which planned to announce, maybe as soon as next week, that longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley is the Evening News anchor going forward. Couric’s contract on the gig expires in just weeks, and it had been widely speculated that new CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager had other plans for the newscast.

CBS wants to announce Pelley in time to be able to talk him up, and maybe trot him out, when the network unveils its plans for next season to advertisers at its annual Carnegie Hall “upfront” bash on May 18.

Katie’s Tuesday announcement was a bit of a dud, since everyone is already about a lap ahead of her, speculating what will be her next gig.

This week’s betting has ABC in the lead for that honor — if only because ABC stands to lose the most when Oprah hangs up her tiara and resigns as Queen of Daytime Talk TV, to focus her full attention on her ratings-lean OWN cable-network co-venture with Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications.

“Oprah” airs on many ABC stations around the country, including WJLA in Washington. And Oprah gets a lot of credit for bolstering early-evening newscast numbers on those local TV stations, which, in turn, helps ABC’s prime-time ratings.

Syndicators have been chatting up Couric as part of their hunt for The Next Oprah. While “Katie” and “evening newscast” did not turn out to be a great fit, she’s practically legendary as the former Queen of Morning Infotainment TV, having reigned supreme from 1991 to 2006 on NBC’s “Today” show. If anybody can replace Oprah, it’s Couric, syndicators bet, reasonably.

But Couric’s looking for a gig that will also keep one of her feet in the news business, according to nearly all accounts. Can you imagine being the ABC News exec who has to wrangle Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos AND Katie Couric? The mind reels.

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