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Nuclear energy is about to play a huge role in powering America, but the new reactors that will do the heavy lifting are surprisingly small. Some are so small they are classified as microreactors—mobile powerhouses capable of being transported anywhere they’re needed to provide power, including the most remote sites on the planet. Spotlight on America traveled to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where these microreactors are about to be powered up and tested for the very first time inside a facility already famous for making history. Now, history is unfolding here once again. The newly renovated and reconfigured Dome...

MARQUETTE - The day before President George W. Bush's planned campaign rally in Marquette found Bush- Cheney 2004 officials, the Secret Service, volunteers, local police, Northern Michigan University personnel and scores of others putting the finishing touches on arrangements. The president is expected to arrive in the area some time after noon Tuesday. The rally, at NMU's Superior Dome, is expected to begin at 1:45 p.m. Spectators will be allowed in the dome at 11 a.m. Security will be tight. Ticket-holders will be expected to have picture I.D. and ticket numbers will be individually matched to those who were issued...