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"Embrace Life" seatbelt video goes viral

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Switzerland rejects providing lawyers for animals

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Paralympic Games showcase athletes with extraordinary abilities

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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Hummingbirds - Imitative Songs

Hummingbirds are tiny virtuosos of the animal kingdom.

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This week's lesson: Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy?

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THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

CHAFE

DEFINITION:
To feel irritated or impatient

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
School districts have begun to chafe under the state's mandatory late-August starting date, saying that it makes it nearly impossible to accommodate the needs of students, parents and teachers.
Dallas Morning News -- 03/08/2010

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