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Tsunami fails to wash away political campaign garbage

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 04, 2012

~~<p>Events ranged from the seismic to the political to the spooktacular as we plant tongue in cheek and &quot;flASHback&quot; on the week's news that amused and confused:</p>
<p>&raquo; After first saying a Canada earthquake wouldn't cause a tsunami here, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center changed its mind and triggered evacuations, then canceled the warning when no big wave came. It was the &quot;hokey pokey&quot; prediction model: you put one foot in, you put one foot out, you put one foot in and shake it all about &hellip;</p>
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Events ranged from the seismic to the political to the spooktacular as we plant tongue in cheek and "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:

» After first saying a Canada earthquake wouldn't cause a tsunami here, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center changed its mind and triggered evacuations, then canceled the warning when no big wave came. It was the "hokey pokey" prediction model: you put one foot in, you put one foot out, you put one foot in and shake it all about … Login for more...



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