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A top news story of the day is posted in this category each weekday by 11 am EST. Comprehension and critical thinking questions are found below the article.
Pakistani Ambassador implores world to help after floods
September 2, 2010 (by Ashish Kumar Sen, WashingtonTimes.com) - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is warning that militants will exploit the aftermath of devastating floods unless the international community moves quickly to alleviate the massive humanitarian crisis of 20 million dislocated people. Read more...
Obama Marks End of Iraq War to Focus on Economy
September 1, 2010 (by Jonathan Weisman, The Wall Street Journal, wsj.com) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday formally declared an end to combat operations in the seven-year-old Iraq War and, during an Oval Office address, promised to refocus the government from prosecuting wars to rebuilding the U.S. economy. Read more...
U.S. Investigates Potential Terrorist Test Run
August 31, 2010 (by Eileen Sullivan, WashingtonTimes.com) AP, WASHINGTON - Two men arrested in Amsterdam may have been conducting a dry run for a potential terrorist attack, U.S. officials said Tuesday after a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutters were found in one of the men's luggage. Read more...
Beck, Palin Stress ‘Honor’ at Rally
August 30, 2010 (by Neil King, Jr., The Wall Street Journal.com, wsj.com) WASHINGTON -- Throngs of people carrying flags and lawn chairs packed nearly a mile of the National Mall at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial Saturday for a rally, organized by conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck, that carried the tone of a spiritual revival. Read more...
Canada Thwarts Bombing Attempt
August 27, 2010 (by Angus Loten, Monica Gutschi and Phred Dvorak, The Wall Street Journal, wsj.com) OTTAWA - Canadian authorities said they found and foiled a terrorist bomb-making plot by three men here-one allegedly with links to the conflict in Afghanistan and another, a pathologist who auditioned for the TV show "Canadian Idol.'' Read more...
