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Cnn: Acid Rain Works Fast
Article explains the power of acid rain. Acid rain dissolves forest nutrients faster than previously thought.
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Cnn: Freed u.s. Journalists Suspect They Were 'Lured Into a Trap'
A month after their release from North Korea, two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, shared their story of being captured, and their suspicions that they were 'lured into a trap.' (09/02/09)
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Cnn: Pakistani Forces Kill 35 Militants in Waziristan
CNN chronicles the military clashes between militants and the Pakistani military in this July, 2007 report.
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Cnn: Day of Vindication for Grandma as Pay Law Signed (2009)
It took 10 years, but Lilly Ledbetter won her fight for her gender discrimination claim. It became law under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act signed by President Obama. This article, briefly tells her story. (30 January 2009)
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Cnn: Obama Plans Executive Order to Close Guantanamo Bay
President Barack Obama will issue executive orders concerning the closure of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The banning of torture and a review of detention policies are included. (January 22, 2009)
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Cnn: N. Korea Nuclear Tension: N. Korea 'In Final Uranium Enrichment Stage'
North Korea's state-run news agency announced that the country is in the final uranium enrichment stage. What could this mean? Possible sanctions by U.N? Threat posed by North Korea in possession of nuclear weapons? (09/03/09)
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Cnn: u.s. Losing War in Afghanistan, Mc Cain Says
In this article, Arizona senator John McCain states, "When you aren't winning in this kind of war, you are losing". He makes several recommendations on what the United States needs to to in order to prevent increased violence in...
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Cnn: Obama Approves Afghanistan Troop Increase
This article discusses the decision by President Obama to deploy another 17,000 troops to Afghanistan as a means to "to stabilize a deteriorating situation". (18 February 2009)
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Cnn: Alan Shepard Was a "Pretty Cool Customer" July 22,1998
Biography and obituary of Alan B. Shepard. He was America's first space traveler. This site has links to related sites about Shepard and the early days of the space program.
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Cnn: Quick Facts on Calories
How many calories should you eat a day? Just what is a calorie? What foods should I avoid? Click here and find the answers to these questions and more.
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Cnn: Newspaper Won't Identify Sources in Bombing
Remember Richard Jewell? He was the man accused of being the Olympic bomber by anonymous sources. Jewell was cleared and sued the paper for libel. Links to related stories allows viewers to follow Jewell's story.
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Cnn: Study: Destructiveness of Ms Cuts Nerves in Two
CNN Interactive reports: "Damage more extensive than previously thought." MS affects more than 300,000 Americans. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic discovered transmission of electrical impulses are servered.
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Cnn: Where's Thomas Pynchon?
CNN reports why the author is so elusive and adamant about not being photographed.
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Cnn: The Father of Modern China: Sun Yat Sen (1866 1925)
This is a CNN profile on Sun Yat-sen. It contains biographical information, quotes, and photographs.
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Cnn: In Depth Inspection at Beef Plant
A CNN news story detailing a USDA inspection of a beef plant - hoping to find the source a large e.coli scare. The search for the source and details about the recall of large quantities of tainted meat are detailed.
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Cnn: Hospitals Try Vr Techniques for Pain Management
This 1999 article from CNN explains a new technique involving virtual reality to help ease the pain of burn victims.
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Cnn: Timeline of Iran in the 20th Century
CNN offers a good timeline covering Iran's history in the last century. Includes lots of information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
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Cnn: Eyad Ismoil Gets 240 Years, $10 Million Fine
An article about Ismoil, who "helped the alleged mastermind of the bomb attack, Ramzi Yousef, load the bomb into a truck the day before the bombing."
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Cnn: President George W. Bush the First 100 Days
CNN offers information on Bush's actions, reactions, approval ratings, and more on President George W. Bush's first 100 days in office. Has many related stories linked from the main page.
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Cnn: China's Century
A timeline of major events in China, in the first eight decades of the twentieth century, including the rise and fall of Yuan.
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Cnn: Visions of China
CNN offers great links to information about China. Student can click on the Imperial icon to access information about ancient China: timelines, dynasties, maps, archaeological treasures and inventions.
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Cnn: Mohandas Gandhi (1869 1948)
An extensive discussion of Gandhi's creed of nonviolence and how he practiced this philosophy in his own life.
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Cnn: Hubble Upgrade
A 1997 CNN report on the results of a repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Video interviews with experts provide information on what the telescope has revealed about several celestial objects (Nebula and Black Holes).