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| 3 day massacre in Mumbai, India: terrorists took over several hotels, and took foreign hostages (Americans, British); 1 terrorist is in custody; how many Americans were killed? | Five |
| Bipartisan study shows we are at risk for a biological (_______) attack (ecoli, germs-synthetic substances) | terrorism |
| The national security team lead by Obama has the Sec. of State (Hillary Clinton), Sec. of Defense (Robert Gates (incumbent)), and the joint chiefs of staff (______) | Gen. James Jones |
| White House Christmas tree is chosen (20 feet tall); Laura Bush accepted it; tree will not include "_______" gift ornament | impeach Bush |
| U.S. warned India of possible (biological) attack. How many weeks was before the terrorists invaded? | One |
| Obama reassuring troops that he will not act ______ in his effort to switch focus of our involvement from Iraq to Afghanistan | rashly |
| Pakistan president ______ his country was involved in the India massacre | denied |
| Zimbabwe president ___________ reigns over nation - ongoing fighting between govt. & anti-govt. forces lots of violence | Robert Mugabe |
| German diver held breath for how long? | 10 minutes and 12 seconds |
| __________ wrote open letter to Obama - they want him to provide documentation that he's a natural born citizen. Controversy over his birthplace. | We The People Foundation |
| Middle class ________ may be coming sonn | tax cut |
| __________ had pledged to disclose donors to his foundations and library (past, future) "Stay out of policy decision" | Bill Clinton |
| Pirates have released _________ taken in Somalia 3 months ago | Greek-owned tanker |
| Cruise ship hits ice near ____________, taking on water | Antarctica and Argentina |
| Huge job losses for several months. Even when _______ recovers, job recovery will be slow | economy |
| ___________ asking for leniency in sentence | OJ Simpson |
| Former gov. ________ criticizes bailout in column | Spitzer |
| Car dealerships close. In Miami, "buy one, get one" for only taxes/titles for how much? | $3,000 |
| Car makers want how much? | $34 billion |
| How many states flunked higher education (standards for) affordability? | 49 |
| California passed due to _________ network there | Community College |
| ATT, Dupont, Viacom, and Credit Suisse lay off how much? | 20,000 |
| Robbers steal how much money in jewel heist in Paris? | $80,000,000 |
| Oil will plunge per barrel to how much? | $25 |
| Gas prices will fall to under $1.00 per gallon if ______ spreads to China | recession |
| Americans back Obama's plan to move troops from Iraq to ________. | Afghanistan |
| U.S. death rate in Iraq/Afghanistan hit record low since we started how many years ago? | 5 |
| Post-bankruptcy - Circuit City had planned to pay workers to January. Creditors (_________) now trying to strip them of that | bill collectors |
| Virginia education (K12) will lose funding for various programs to save __________ | $1-1.5 billion dollar budget cut |
| Pirates rescued w/grenades and _______ in a small boat off Yemen (arrested) Gulf of Aden | AK-475 |
