The Least Urgent Item of Earthquake-Related News Today

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John Hudson 345 Views Mar 11, 2011

We missed one! In the growing list of tactless reactions to the Japanese earthquake, it's time to add Sacramento's KCRA Channel 3 news team for their "BREAKING NEWS FIRST ALERT" around 1am Pacific Time night:

[fyaft via The Daily What]

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