assigned blogs!!*******1.Update on the candidates running for President in 2012/Iowa Straw Poll2. South SudanIt became free of North Sudan there a new country now.. and there war is over. they have been fighting since 1950. They have different ethnic groups and religions. They were fighting over one thing.. OIL!3. LibyaKadaffi was in power for a long time.. They started braking out into protest about the goverement- freedom and better jobs is what they wanted. From the beginnging kadaffi kept baming us for his problems. He would kil inecent people. a no fly zone- they issued that In march.4. US Supreme Court and videogamesthere is some rules on M rated games. FIrst time supreme court has even been ruled.5. New York and gay marriage2009 the goverement of New York rejected gay marriage. 2 years after they voted against it, they allowed it.6. Drawdown in Afghanistan1000 troops will be comging home by the end of this year by the end of 2012 we are soposed to have 30,00 without replacement. 2014 we are soposed to be out (NATO).7. Al-Zawahri and al-Qaedathey are a terriost group in the middle east. BidLadan was one of the major leader of al-Qaeda. In 2011, we shot him. al-Zawahri, he grew up in a very powerful family. He was bidladans partner. He got put into jail for trying to assinated the egiption president. He has a 25 million bounty on his head. He has been hiding for 10 years.8. US debt ceiling crisis-problem and solution- mine and macies.9. NFL lockout-problem and solutionit all is around moneyy. Players wanted more money but the owners wont give it to them, becuase the owners want more money. The owners wanted longer games to sell more tickets which then they make more money. The players till recieve abour 48 percent of the revenue. There will be a salary cap. there will be a 4 year contract now. They dont have 2adays any longer.10. 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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