1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll
There are around 22 people that are currently running. Only two of the people who are running are democrats.
2. South Sudan
This summer part of Sudan separated to become an independent country. South Sudan is the Black Africans, and the north is Arabic. The North wants South's oil and land.
3. Libya
Around February this year Libya started a civil war. Now NATO is helping out the rebels to get freedom.
4. US Supreme Court and video-games
California had passed a law making it so that if you had sold a violent game to a minor you would get fined $1000. The Supreme Court ruled that they can't do that because of the First Amendment.
5. New York and gay marriage
In 2009 New York denied Gay Marriage. They eventually voted again in 2011, and they passed it.
6. Drawdown in Afghanistan
By 2014 the US will be out of Afghanistan and hoping they can fend for themselves.
7. Al-Zawahri and al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization. Al-Zawahri was somewhat second in control after Osama bin loden. He now is in control
8. US debt ceiling crisis-problem and solution
The US government keeps raising the amount of debt that they can owe. It is causing them to borrow more and increase the debt.
9. NFL lockout-problem and solution
The players want more money and the owners refuse to give it to them. The owners want more money too. The players didn't want to play two extra games but the owners wanted them to. There will be a salary cap.
10. US/French Embassies attacked in Syria
The Embassies were attacked in Syria because some people don't want them there, mainly the goverment and its supporters.
11. Famine in Somalia
Somalia is having a bad drought. They were not doing good the way it was, and they do not have any form of government. There is also a terrorist group called al-Shbab there.
12. Norway incident
Somebody in Norway decided to put a car bomb near the capital, and then dressed up as a police officer. He ended
13. Women's World Cup-look at history of Women's World Cup and results
The women's world cup is a soccer tournament for women. There has only been 6 of them total since it started. There is a tournament every four years.Then we went on to a powerpoint:By 2025 there will be more people 65 years or older in the world than there is now.We looked at a map of our country that showed how many people were foreign born from 1990 to 2000.
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