Posted by 7th ALLYSON:) on August 29, 2011 at 9:43am
1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll2. South SudanIt became a country this summer, and they have been having a civil war since the 50's to 2005. They became a country July 9th. The problem was that they didnt want to be ruled by a leader they wanted to be independent. They are different ethnic groups, North is Arabic, and South is Black African. They have different religous veiws with the north being Islam and the south being Catholic/Animist. The north really wanted the oil and farmland that the south has because the north is just desert.3. LibyaThe uprising started in Febuary. The people just started breaking out in protest because they wanted democracy/more freedom and they wanted better jobs/better education/better opportunities. Gaddafi blames there problems on Amercia and NATO tried to help the people and the rebels and sent missils to Tripoi. NATO killed Gaddafi's one son's nanny and is protecting the rebel forces and attack Gaddafi's forces if needed. Gaddafi is right now in hiding.4. US Supreme Court and videogamesThis summer California put out a law that if someone or a store sold a videogame to a minor, under 17, they will be striclty fined. But the supreme court took that law out and said that it should be up to the store and parents choice, that they shouldnt mess with it.5. New York and gay marriageIn 2009 New York rejected gay marriage, then two years have the law has approved over the summer6. Drawdown in Afghanistan7. Al-Zawahri and al-Qaeda8. US debt ceiling crisis-problem and solution9. NFL lockout-problem and solution10. US/French Embassies attacked in Syria11. Famine in Somalia12. Norway incident13. Women's World Cup-look at history of Women's World Cup and results
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