Thursday Jan. 17

We started today by talking about Algeria. There are 4 or so hostages captured, but it is not sure of all the details. Lance Armstrong was officially stripped of his gold metal for the Olympics today. Manti Te'o faked his girlfriends death. Te'o said that he was a victim of a hoax on an internet dating site. There are many different reports going around that they meant face to face, but really they had never met at all.

Gun control: Obama has a four point plan- 1. closing background check loopholes to keep guns out of dangerous hands; 2. Banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and taking other common-sense steps to reduce gun violence; 3. making schools safer; 4. increasing mental health service.

Blog Discussion:

4. First term problems/issues: Obama contributed 6 trillion dollars to America's dept. Obamacare, higher cost for tax payers

5. 2012 Election:

6. Why did Obama win:

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