1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll2. South Sudan- South Sudan became a country on July 9th and became free of Noth Sudan, so there is a North Sudan and South Sudan. North Sudan and South Sudan have been having a war with Northern Sudan since 1955. Noth Sudan is Arabic and South Sudan is Black Africans. Noth Sudan is Islam andSouth Sudan is Catholic or Animist. The North Sudan wanted the Souths oil and farmland, thats why all the fighting broke out. The North has some oil but the South has more. About 300 million were killed becasue of disease and starvation ect. In 2005 the North signed a peace treaty and in 2011 they voted to stay separate countries so they are now separate counrties.3. Libya- It started in Febuary this year, and cadolphy has been in power for 42 years, he is currently about 70 years old. then people started protesting because people wanted freedom and better jobs/better educatuon. From the begining he blamed the US his problem so NATO had to get involved. Currently Cadolphy is still hidding.4. US Supreme Court and videogames- in 2009 california passed a law that if an adult or store sold a bad game to a minor, then they could be fined.5. New York and gay marriage6. 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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