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1. The next president of the United States will be chosen in November of 2008, but the race for president is heating up right now in Iowa. Iowa is the first state to hold a caucus, or primary, and it’s scheduled for next month. The three front-runners – Obama, Clinton, and Edwards – are battling it out, and Barack Obama is taking a small lead in the polls over Hillary Clinton.
http://www.iowacaucus.org/
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2. Venezuela recently held an important election. Constitutional amendments that would have given more power to President Hugo Chavez – including the abolition of term limits which would allow Chavez to seek re-election repeatedly – were on the ballot. Thousands of Venezuelans waited for hours to place their votes. The amendment was rejected by a margin of 2%.
http://www.think-venezuela.net/
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_
761560608/Venezuela.html
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3. We’ve all heard about the high price of gasoline today. The price of gasoline can also affect the price of food and rising food prices have hit families across the United States hard. Economists say severe weather in the southern United States and Australia is partly to blame for rising food bills, but others are pointing to another culprit: energy. The price of crude oil has risen, making it more expensive to transport and package food. The rising production of the gasoline additive ethanol, a biofuel made from corn, has caused the price of corn to go up. Maggie Lake explains how all of these fuel and food costs are related.
http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18173/
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/
renewable/ethanol.html
http://www.arkansasrenewableenergy.org/
fact%20sheets/Ethanol.pdf
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/biofuel/
sub_biofuel_ethanol.htm
Lesson Plans (Math and Social Studies Grade Levels: 6-8)
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4. You may not expect Cuba to be on the cutting edge of environmental awareness. The collapse of the Soviet Union brought economic crisis and severe fuel shortages to the Communist island in the 1990s. Bicycles and horse-drawn carts replaced cars. Hunger and blackouts were widespread. Without fertilizers or transportation, organic gardens cropped up, providing fresh lettuce, potatoes and squash on almost every city block. Leader Fidel Castro himself introduced many measures - going on TV to promote energy-saving pressure cookers and ordering Cubans to switch to fluorescent light bulbs. Now, with help from oil-rich ally Venezuela, Cuba is emerging from the dark days of the crisis and the government wants to make sure good habits stick.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_
761569844/Cuba.html
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5. Students at Northwood Intermediate in Sidney, Ohio learned a lesson about politics last week. U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan, a Republican from the fourth district, made a special visit to the school. He explained his responsibilities as a congressional representative and gave students tips on winning a campaign.
http://www.house.gov/
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6. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team fell from the number one ranking to number seven after one loss this season, but thanks to a season of ups and downs and big upsets all over the country, the Buckeyes are back at number one. That means they'll play in the big national championship game. The Buckeyes will face LSU on January seventh at the Superdome in New Orleans.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.
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http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfootball/
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7. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating a special birthday this month. On December 22, 1956, a little gorilla named Colo was born the zoo.  Colo's birth was very special - she was the world's first lowland gorilla to be born in a zoo. Ignored by her mother at birth, zoo keeper Warren Thomas started the little one breathing.  Colo, named for Columbus, was given 24-hour-care in a special nursery, put in dresses and hats, but also taken for visits to her parents. Today, baby gorillas are quickly introduced to family groups that raise them. Although she did not raise any of her own children, Colo raised several other babies over the years.  Since Colo's birth, thirty gorillas have been born at the columbus zoo, and more than 1,000 gorillas at zoos around the world.
http://www.columbuszoo.com/news/beastban/
bbnov06/colo.html
http://www.colszoo.org/living_collection/
animal.aspx?animalId=41
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/snowflake/
dotty.html
Lesson Plans (Science Grade Levels:  Activities 4-6    Lessons 6-8)
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8. Thirty five years ago, more than one and a half million people lined up to see the treasures of Egypt’s King Tutankhamun at the British Museum, but as Alphonso Van Marsh reports, the artifacts of the Boy King are as popular as ever. Today objects telling the story of King Tut and his relatives are at the London stadium known as the 02 Dome, since the British Museum was already committed to its popular “First Emperor of China” exhibit. Millions of dollars will be made from the sale of tickets and merchandise related to both exhibits. Millions of dollars from the King Tut exhibit will also go back to Egypt to help finance the preservation of antiquities there.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_
and_entertainment/specials/tutankhamun/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
http://www.kingtut.org/home
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9. Indiana tree farmers are shipping two-hundred and ten trees to bases in the U.S. and overseas.  Some will be flown to the Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in the Middle East.
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10. Jeanette Saint-John has been baking up a storm since Thanksgiving.  She's packed up four-thousand cookies to mail overseas to the troops.  Using her own money, she's sending the tasty treats and a phone calling card to over 100 soldiers.
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Please note: The U.S. Postal Service is no longer accepting “Any Service Member” letters or packages due to security concerns. There are a number of non-profit organizations dedicated to helping troops and families. Please check out the links below for guidance and selections. http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/
index.aspx
http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/
Content.aspx?ID=44944198
http://www.usocares.org/
Operation USO Care Package enables the public to express their support of our men and women in uniform. Sponsoring a care package and including a personal message provides individuals with a way to touch the lives of our deployed troops around the world. $25 per package.

http://www.operationmilitarypride.org/schoolhouse.html
Schools can register to provide letters, drawings and other items.

http://www.redcross.org/
http://www.usocleveland.org/
Northern Ohio information.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/
local/2007/10/25/ddn102607bluestar.html
Drop off point in Kettering to donate articles for troops.

http://www.ohionationalguard.com/
http://www4.army.mil/otf/links.php
http://www.give2thetroops.org/
http://www.lettersfromhomeprogram.org/
http://marineparents.com/
http://www.soldiersangels.com/
http://adoptaplatoon.org/new/volunteer.html
http://www.operationshoebox.com/
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/
Post a greeting to soldiers.