The Calamity of Japan's 9.0-Magnitude Quake

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Houses swept out to sea burn following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan. President Obama said on Friday that the "U.S. stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial."

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