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Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery

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■Comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations.
■Responding to a variety of written, visual and electronic texts by making connections to students' personal lives and the lives of others; posing social science questions
Grade Level: Middle grades and up.

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05/21/12


Romney 'takes credit' for auto recovery

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05/07/12


Bin Laden raid anniversary spurs barbs

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04/23/12


Missiles cast nuclear shadow over Asia

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04/09/12


Titanic: Master of disaster for 100 years

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03/26/12


Law targeted after shooting death

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03/12/12


Causes and effects of gas prices

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02/27/12


Do long campaigns tire out voters?

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02/13/12


How long will the Facebook jackpot last?

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01/30/12


When it gets close, politics gets rough

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01/16/12


Super PACs are political superpowers

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01/02/12


World talks with a Hollywood accent

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12/12/11


The GOP frontrunner draws the fire

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11/28/11


Super committee is a super failure

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11/14/11


Changing the definition of poverty

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10/31/11


Troops leaving Iraq after 9 years

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10/17/11


Economy makes Halloween scary

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10/03/11


Trading shots over 'class warfare'

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09/19/11


Using a common literary reference

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09/05/11


Standing up for a colleague

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08/08/11


Addicted to spending

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07/25/11


Cut, Cap, Cliché!

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