Current+Events+Jan+2010


 * Please click on the stories in boldface type- these are new stories or further developments in the stories we looked at on Monday.**


 * A few last minute editions for tomorrow's quiz (we will talk about them briefly in the morning):**

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-09/shrinking-u-s-labor-force-keeps-unemployment-rate-from-rising.html
 * Some more ominous news about the unemployment rate:

Majority leader of the Senate, Harry Reid, in trouble: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34783136/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

Gay marriage on trial: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/11/california.prop8.trial/index.html

What's your opinion of full-body scanners at the airport? Most people wouldn't mind! http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-11-security-poll_N.htm** __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


 * Other stories that may show up on the quiz...**

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 * This is one of the best editorials I've read in ages. Very thought-provoking. I would like all of you to start off by reading and thinking about it. What do you think about this?

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7204250** http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34678900
 * NJ Gay Marriage Vote**
 * http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/nj_senate_to_debate_gay_marria.html

//**Newark Airport lockdown** http://wcbstv.com/local/newark.airport.continental.2.1407062.html** http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/03/new.jersey.airport.breach/index.html//
 * http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1262854513193280.xml&coll=8

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100102/ap_on_re_us/us_airline_attack_obama http://www.newsweek.com/id/229047 http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31122.html http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/mideast/010310_US_UK_close_Yemen_embassies_over_al-Qaida_threats_.html
 * Christmas terror plot**
 * http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/25d7467d-www.wgme.com.shtml**
 * http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34679532/ns/us_news-airliner_security/**

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/afghanistan.cia.al.qaeda/index.html**
 * Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on CIA in Afghanistan:

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/05/before-his-inauguration-rumors-of-a-terrorist-plot-weighed-on-o/**
 * Wow! New info comes to light about President Obama's Inauguration Day. Imagine how nerve-wracking that day must have been after reading this:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/229404**
 * Former Vice President Cheney has been frequently and publicly speaking out against President Obama's handling of the war on terrorism. This is almost never done by a former President/Vice President. Here is an interesting editorial about this:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34713251/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/**
 * What kind of parent is Osama Bin Laden? Well, it doesn't look like he'll be writing any baby books!

http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_212276524.shtml http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3ef8f012-f969-11de-8085-00144feab49a,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F3ef8f012-f969-11de-8085-00144feab49a.html&_i_referer=**
 * Just how damaging has the last decade been to our country? Here are some opinion pieces... do you agree or disagree?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34673375/ns/business-stocks_and_economy/ http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091231/D9CUGAHG2.html http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/06/news/economy/job_cuts/index.htm**
 * Jobs and unemployment**
 * http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100105/D9D1J3F02.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100103/ap_on_bi_ge/us_states_economy;_ylt=AlcsOHppmWD8smBMNf9TCNxvzwcF;_ylu=X3oDMTJpNHJlcWQzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMTAzL3VzX3N0YXRlc19lY29ub215BGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNzdGF0ZWJ1ZGdldHA- http://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_has_options_to_erase_10B_deficit.html
 * State governments in crisis, NJ included**

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Health_care_reforms_payoff.html
 * How health care reform would affect us in NJ**

The government gets tech-savvy http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/28/government.web.apps/index.html
 * A few other random stories:**