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The Washington Post: Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post covers the top stories occurring in the Middle East. PLEASE NOTE THAT A WASHINGTON POST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THESE ARTICLES.
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Washington Post: Robert Hass on Octavio Paz

For Students 9th - 10th
In a Washington Post essay written the week of Paz' death, Hass discusses his work and presents one poem in translation, "Wind and Water and Stone."
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Washington Post: Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post provides the latest news and issues in Africa on a daily basis, as well as special reports and interactive maps. PLEASE NOTE THAT A WASHINGTON POST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THESE ARTICLES.
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Washington Post: Kids Post

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here's a page with interesting current event topics for the younger folk. Find news articles and features that are added to daily.
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Washington Post: Poems by Theodore Roethke and Elizabeth Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about the poetry form called villanelle and uses poems by Roethke and Bishop to demonstrate the form.
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Kids Post: Fifty Years of Super Bowls Have Led to Some Super Moments

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Super Bowl Sundays provide many memorable plays and celebrations of football's biggest game. View a slideshow of some of the best moments so far in the big game's history.
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Washingtonpost: Sport by Sport: Speedskating

For Students 9th - 10th
Speedskating recap from the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.
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Washingtonpost: Speedskating

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse guides to both long- and short-track speedskating. With history, lists of medal-winners and an overview of the sport.
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Washington Post: Episode 3 of the Constitutional Podcast: 'Nationality' by Lill

For Students 9th - 10th
This podcast episode focuses on the 1898, the Supreme Court landmark case that Wong Kim Ark, a child of Chinese parents who was himself born in San Francisco, was indeed an American citizen. This right to citizenship derived from...
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Washington Post: Special Reports: Revisiting Watergate

For Students 9th - 10th
A retrospective of the Watergate crisis, compiled from the resources of the newspaper largely responsible for first bringing the crimes of the Nixon administration to light. Includes a chronology, an analysis of key players, links to...
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The Washington Post: Rock Idol Elvis Presley Dies at 42

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy obituary discusses the life and death of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley.
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The Washington Post: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post provides the latest news, issues, and events surrounding U.S. politics today. The wealth of information found here includes top stories, transcripts, party perspectives, poll watchers, video, audio, and more. PLEASE...
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Washingtonpost: Rewriting the Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Washington Post article dealing with ethics and guidelines of journalists reporting hard news. Provides material for debate and discussion. Interesting article.
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The Washington Post: Life of a Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke

For Students 9th - 10th
Through the eyes of Ralph Freedman, this site provides an informal biography in the life of Rainer Maria Rilke.
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Washington Post: Us Congress Votes Database: Senate Confirmation: John Roberts

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief analysis of the confirmation vote on Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. (2005)
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Washington Post: Us Congress Votes Database: Senate Confirmation: Samuel Alito

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief analysis of the confirmation vote for Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. (2006)
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The Washington Post: In Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post provides recent, as well as archived, news surrounding the U.S. Congress. PLEASE NOTE THAT A WASHINGTON POST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THESE ARTICLES.
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The Washington Post: Faces of the Fallen

For Students 9th - 10th
Faces of the Fallen is a database that provides information on the US service members who have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Information may be sorted by age, year of death, home state and military branch.
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The Sherman Antitrust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very short article, which briefly explains what a trust is and how a trust is formed. Included is a summary of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which prohibited the creation of trusts and monopolies in 1890.
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The Washington Post: Andorra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post covers the latest news, issues and events in Andorra. Content also includes internet references to find out more about the country.
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The Washington Post: Andorra

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post covers the latest news, issues, and events in Andorra. Content also includes internet references to find out more about the country.
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Washington Post: One Poem by Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an overview of one poem by Adrienne Rich from the MIDNIGHT SALVAGE. It is overviewed by Robert Hass.
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The Washington Post: Bhutan

For Students 9th - 10th
The Washington Post covers the latest news for and about Bhutan, as well as providing several references about the country.
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Kids Post: Punxsutawney Phil Isn't Your Everyday or Even Your One Day Groundhog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It might be hard to believe that this famed groundhog can predict the season every year on February 2 from Gobbler's Knob. Punxsutawney Phil leads a unique life - for a groundhog. Get his story here!