1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll: there 22 people running for election. the democrats are obama and randel terry. michel bofmen is the only femal running shes from minisota and is involved in different state issues. they opened there house to pregnant teans.2.) South Sudan-became a country july 9th they have been having a cival war since the 50s but they have been off and on and finally stopped in 2005. They wanted to be independant. the north is aribic and the south is black/africans. north is islam and the south is catholic/animist. north wants souths oil and farmland. biggest impact on civilian deaths since world war two3.) Libya-started in febuary gadafi has been in power for a long time and the people broke out in protest for freedom democracy and money or better jobs. he blamed the united states for his problems so we had to get involved. and the nato joined to help the rebels. no fly zone means that plains cant fly over a pacific part of land. natos would fly over to protect the rebels and hit gadafis compound.4.) US Supreme Court and videogames-in 2009 california passed a law were when people sold young kids violent video games they would be charged with a fine. video games were pertected over the first ammendment rights.5.) New York and gay marriage-rouled a court decision in 2009 the government of new york rejected gay marriage. adn 2 years later they alow it. New York is one of the new citys that accept gay marriage.6.) Drawdown in Afghanistan-were supposed to have 800 troops come home in the next month and it keeps rising. 2014 all nato forces are supposed to take over end of this year 10,00 troops should come home. bye 2014 we will be out of afganistan.7.) Al-Zawahri and al-Qaeda-two main leaders of the terrorist group osama bin laden and in 2011 he was killed my the navy seals the second is al-zawahri he was bin ladens partners got put in jail after trying to assacinate egyptian presidant.8.) US debt ceiling crisis-problem and solution-the ceiling is being raised and we have to invest our money to get supplies over to our troops.9.) NFL lockout-problem and solution-10. US/French Embassies attacked in Syria-Monday july 11 they attacked the us the french embassies helped out but the pepole that supported the government attacked the U.S. and a lot of people have died they attacked gaurds with batering rams. we aacused them that the syria government told these people to do it.11. Famine in Somalia-there is one of there worst drought were it dosent rain and they never really had much food to begin with. and in south easter samalia are controlled by a terrorist group alshabob thats accociated with al-qaeda and hundreds or thousand of people have died. the only country that is a true anarcy. theres been no real government for 20 years.12. Norway incident-there was a guy that put a car bomb by one of there capital building that killed 8 poeple and injured 20 more and then he dresses up like a cop and had a gun with a lot of ammo and killed close to 90 people and injured a lot more.13. Women's World Cup-look at history of Women's World Cup and results-its a big soccer tournament that started in 1991 for women theres only been a total of six tournaments america has won 2 times germany 2 and norway 1. wasnt till the late 60s when women actually started playing sports.
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