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@YahooNews/japan

tweets from japan after the 8.9 earthquake

  1. David Muir DavidMuirABC #BREAKING #Libya #Gadhafi had just gone on TV asking again for cease-fire, though he'd ignored his own offer before. NATO rejected it. 11 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  2. David Muir DavidMuirABC #BREAKING #Libya AP: Colonel #Gadhafi 's youngest son and three grandchildren killed. 18 minutes ago via TweetDeck
  3. Christiane Amanpour camanpour Rep. Paul Ryan on Budget Work: 'I Sleep Well at Night' http://abcn.ws/kmHyK1 Watch #ThisWeek tomorrow for more of my intv w/ Rep. Ryan. 38 minutes ago via HootSuite
  4. United Nations UN Photos from the field: @UN_AUinDarfur rolls out innovative water carriers to help residents of arid #Darfur region http://bit.ly/jHuTZq #UN about 1 hour ago via Tweet Spinner
  5. David Muir DavidMuirABC Your guesses of what we were trying to capture when we were caught taking pictures in our booth over Buckingham Palace coming up. #ontheair about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  6. Masaru IKEDA masaruikeda The Masaru Times is out! http://bit.ly/gltsD5 ▸ Top stories today via @sintip @gi_inoue @yurikageyama @hiloaloha about 1 hour ago via Paper.li
  7. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein Of course, any reflective self-criticism by the US about domestic problems is material for China's annual slam on human rights in the USA. about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  8. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein I think it's a step forward that the US State Department is including US domestic trafficking in the future TIP reports. about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  9. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein Last week, meeting @Polaris_Project founder Katherine Chon and seeing Brad was inspiring. I had no idea DC trafficking was so huge either. about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  10. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein i have nothing new to write about yakuza relief after the quake except detailed stats and some anecdotes. But the scale is impressive. about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  11. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein well, as long as #quakebook gets a box and a headline i'll do it. about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  12. Jake Adelstein jakeadelstein I was writing an article about the genesis of #Quakebook and instead got asked to write more about yakuza aid relief about 2 hours ago via YoruFukurou
  13. David Muir DavidMuirABC PIX Behind the scenes in Buckingham booth -- http://yfrog.com/h676xjbj http://yfrog.com/h8nxbswdj tnite on @abcworldnews 2 favorite moments about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. Masaru IKEDA masaruikeda 克服できるものでは無さそうです。RT @yuka_pink 時差って難しい about 3 hours ago via web
  15. Masaru IKEDA masaruikeda 6時まで電車が無いが、電車の方が速いので、電車にしてみる。The first train for Beijing Int'l Airport departs at 6am. No train until then. http://ikeda.me/imI6kL about 3 hours ago via web
  16. Masaru IKEDA masaruikeda It's time to pack. Off to Tokyo. about 3 hours ago via web
  17. Masaru IKEDA masaruikeda Fisherman's Wharf の Hooters? SF名物の Crab Cake が食べたい。RT @djtokyo 幸せ! @ San Francisco http://instagr.am/p/Dt5my/ about 4 hours ago via web
  18. United Nations UN Common risk factors for chronic diseases: tobacco use, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol & poor diet http://bit.ly/igE3qc @WHOnews about 4 hours ago via Tweet Spinner
  19. David Muir DavidMuirABC Just posted best of wedding in 4 Minutes http://on.fb.me/gjnTUj & tonight my two favorite things spotted from tiny anchor booth. guesses? about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  20. David Muir DavidMuirABC Just landed from London - huge thanks for all of your tweets. See you tonight on @abcworldnews about 6 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®