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Post March 07 2013

Kenyans Vote in Tense Presidential Elections
Millions of Kenyans stood in long lines March 4 to vote in the country’s first presidential electio…
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Post March 04 2013

How is the Pope Elected?
When 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb. 11 that he was stepping down from the papacy, …
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Daily Video February 26 2013

India Launches Massive I.D. Project
While Americans take it for granted that they will receive a birth certificate, a Social Security c…
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Post February 14 2013

Malala Devotes ‘Second Life’ to Girls’ Rights
“Today you can see that I’m alive,” said Malala Yousafzai in her first interview since surviving a …
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Daily Video February 13 2013

Schooling Suffers on Palm Oil Plantations
The rising global demand for palm oil has made it Malaysia's most profitable crop, bringing in $25 …
Air Pollution In Beijing
Post February 04 2013

Beijing Reacts to Record Smog Cloud
China is the world’s fastest growing major economy, but the resulting pollution from factories and …
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Post December 03 2012

African “World War” Flares in Congo
For the last two decades fighting in the Central East African countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi …
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Student Voices November 27 2012

Lessons on Democracy from the Philippines
On Election Day American voters checked a box with the name "Barack Obama", "Mitt Romney" or a thir…
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Post November 20 2012

On Thanksgiving, a Look at Programs That Aim to Feed the Hungry
In November, millions of people across America sit down at a dinner table and enjoy a generous Than…
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Lesson Plan November 18 2012

Understanding immigration reform - Lesson Plan
By Lisa Prososki Subject(s) Secondary current events, political science, social studies, …
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