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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Intervention in Iraq?

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page from March, 2003, as the U.S. prepares for war with Iraq.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Black List Project: Colin Powell

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, users can discover the story of politician, General Colin Powell, Secretary of State under President George W. Bush. View a photo and read a biography of the African American man who held the highest rank in the...
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Bush Welcomes Probe of Cia Leak

For Students 9th - 10th
February, 2004: CNN reports on the reaction to President George W. Bush to the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate the revealing of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. There is also some history of the...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Cheney Sued in Cia Identity Case

For Students 9th - 10th
Valerie Plame and her husband announce they are suing Vice-President Dick Cheney and two other White House officials for the disclosure of her name as a CIA operative in 2006. A video report and other resources accompany this article.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Rove 'Will Not Face' Leak Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
This June 2006 report explains that White House aide Karl Rove did not face charges in the Valerie Plame scandal. Rove was accused of leaking Plame's name as a CIA operative. Links to other Valerie Plame scandal sources accompany this...
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Website
NBC

Nbc News: Libby Lawyers Oppose Cheney Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this May, 2006 article, NBC reports that Scooter Libby is trying to prevent prosecutors from submitting notes from Vice-President Dick Cheney in his trial. The notes were written on an article from Valerie Plame's husband, Joseph...
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Article
CBS

Cbs News: Clarke's Take on Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Former adviser to President Bush criticizes the war in Iraq, war on terror, and events following September 11 in this March 2004 report. [2:07]
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980 2000: A New World Order

For Students 9th - 10th
Page featuring information on a changing order both at home and abroad during the 1980s. Several links to primary source material, glossary and questions for student discussion.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: War in Afghanistan (2001 2014)

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of the Afghanistan War (2001 - 2014) that was triggered by the September 11 attacks.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Flying Horses Carousel

For Students 9th - 10th
This carousel, one of two extant examples of the work of the Charles F. W. Dare Company, is the oldest operating platform carousel in the nation, and may be the oldest of any type (the Flying Horse Carousel of Watch Hill, Rhode Island,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Cnn: Bush Welcomes Probe of Cia Leak

For Students 9th - 10th
February, 2004: CNN reports on the reaction to President George W. Bush to the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate the revealing of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. There is also some history of the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Joseph Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
February, 2004: CNN reports on the reaction to President George W. Bush to the announcement that the Justice Department would investigate the revealing of Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative. There is also some history of the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Lewis Libby Arrives at a Hearing in Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
In April, 2006, testimony, Scooter Libby states that President George W. Bush authorized the leak of classified material to the media to defend the invasion of Iraq. Libby is accused of leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Equations With Square Roots and Cube Roots

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Practice solving equations by squaring or cubing both sides. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video, or receive hints.