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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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Cnn: Novak: 'No Great Crime' With Leak

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of the column at the center of the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, Robert Novak, defends his article, the White House, and says there was no crime committed in this October, 2003, article.
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Cnn: Living Alone

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN features an audio slideshow that chronicles the return home of a man that had spent four months in an evacuation shelter.
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Cnn: Life Inside a Fema Trailer

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating audio slide show that details a family's experience in a FEMA trailer after they were displaced from their home by Hurricane Katrina.
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Cnn: Criticism of Fema's Katrina Response Deserved

For Students 9th - 10th
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges problems with FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina. This article also has a link to the 218-page report that also offers recommendations that would improve FEMA's emergency response.
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Cnn: Homeland Security Chief Defends Katrina Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, defended the department's response to Hurricane Katrina as he testified in the Senate. Article is from February, 2006.
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Cnn: Protesters, Workers Clash in 9th Ward

For Students 9th - 10th
January, 2006, article that recounts a clash between residents of New Orleans' Ninth Ward and workers who were using bulldozers to clear debris in that ward. There was a class-action lawsuit against the city because houses were being...
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Cnn: Rebuilding Homes, Rebuilding Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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Cnn: 3 Days of Death, Despair and Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating September, 2005, article that vividly recounts the story of a family trapped in their attic as they escaped the flood waters brought by Hurricane Katrina.
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Cnn: Identifying Victimes a Grueling Task

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed report that highlights the difficult task of identifying the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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Cnn: Bush: 'I Take Responsibility'

For Students 9th - 10th
As criticism of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina mounted, President George W. Bush took responsibility for the government's failures. Report from September, 2005.
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Cnn: 'People Making Decisions Hesitated'

For Students 9th - 10th
Report that explores the reaction of local, state, and federal government officials to Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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Cnn: Iraqis Attacking Symbols of Saddam 4/9/2003

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN's account of the fall of Baghdad during the Iraq War and the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in the center square of the city.
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Cnn: Bush: Iraq Is One Victory in the War on Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Published on 5/02/2003, CNN describes the speech given by President Bush marking the end of combat operations in Iraq. The speech was given on an Aircraft Carrier outside of San Diego. You will be able to see a transcript of the speech,...
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Cnn: No Evidence Iraq Stockpiled Wm Ds

For Students 9th - 10th
On 1/26/2004, CNN reported that Weapons Inspector David Kay resigned and stated that Iraq had no WMDs during the lead up to the war. This site will give a background on the case for war and the search for WMDs.
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Cnn: Cheney's Top Aide Indicted

For Students 9th - 10th
Article dated 10/29/2005 states that the CIA Leak investigation now involves a top Cheney aide: Lewis Scooter Libby.
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Cnn: Third Parties

For Students 9th - 10th
You've read about them throughout American history but never really understood what they were! Here's a good synopsis of the surviving third parties and their platform of political views.
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Cnn: Conflict Over Kashmir

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent, easy-to-understand timeline of the conflict between Indian and Pakistan over Kashmir, the root of the problem. Timeline covers conflict from 1947 to November 2003.
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Cnn: Candidate George W. Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN profiles the President George W. Bush's victorious bid for reelection in 2004.
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Cnn: Timeline: Russia Terror Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
From CNN, this site tracks the terrorism that is proported to be due to Chechen rebel separatists. Article begins with the June 1995 seize of hostages in a hospital in southern Russia and goes on to relate other major terrorism attacks....
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Cnn: Yasser Arafat's Funeral

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes Arafat's funeral. Author also delves into the life of Arafat discussing what Arafat had hoped to accomplish for Palestine. 11/11/2004
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Cnn: Who Is Mahmoud Abbas?

For Students 9th - 10th
The world was anxiously awaiting a new president of the Palestinian Authority in January of 2005-- one who would bring peace. Here are some biographical notes on Abbas, a man who will compromise, but who "is no pushover."
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Cnn: White House Opposes "Flawed" Affirmative Action

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the George W. Bush administration's decision to challenge the affirmative action policies in the University of Michigan's admission processes. Gives reactions from various civic leaders.
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Cnn: Narrow Use of Affirmative Action Preserved

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN reports on the Supreme Court decision that allows race to be a factor for universities shaping their admissions programs, saying a broad social value may be gained from diversity in the classroom.