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Nuclear Crisis: Americans in Japan Frustrated by Government

As helicopters dump water on overheating nuclear reactors, a U.S. official says the next 48 hours are "critical." Lennox Samuels, in Japan, talks to Americans there about their frustration.

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Handout image showing the destruction at Daiichi nuclear facility in Fukushima, Japan. White smoke can be seen rising from reactor block 3 (L) and remains of reactor block number 4 (R), following explosions. (Photo: Tokyo Electric Power Co. / Landov),TEPC

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