Vol. 141 No. 10, February 2009
Index
- Cartoon analysis.
- Game show.
- Photo analysis.
- A star is born.
- Roping sacred cows.
- From college to the circus.
- Google gets the flu.
- Was Oliver really hungry?
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- 1,000.
- 13.
- 7.2%.
- 705,000.
- Obama tourism.
- Roach escape routes.
- Cheap oil: good news & bad news: paying less at the pump feels great, but there's a real downside. Here's why gas at $2 a gallon isn't the cause for celebration it appears to be.
- After Guantanamo: President Obama has ordered the closing of the prison at Guantanamo and pledged to respect American values in the fight against terrorism. Will his actions make the U.S. safer?
- The price of going to class: in Afghanistan, a resurgent Taliban is doing everything it can to keep girls out of school. But some refuse to give in.
- 21st-century pirates: armed gangs of Somalis are threatening international shipping and hurting an already weak global economy.
- Stimulant addiction: stimulants, such as cocaine, present serious health risk--they can damage your brain and your body.
- Kevin Laue takes his shot: an 18-year-old's disability hasn't stopped him from becoming a college basketball prospect.
- 1999 the Clinton impeachment: ten years ago, 100 U.S. senators served as jurors and deliberated whether to remove President Bill Clinton from office after his impeachment by the House of Representatives.
- Why Obama should swing for the fences: America's future depends on a radica/ departure from business as usual.
- Is it time to end affirmative action? California, Michigan, Washington, Florida, and Nebraska have banned its use in public education and hiring.
- Cartoons.