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(CNN Student News) — January 24, 2008

1. What is a veto? According to the program: What legislation did President George W. Bush recently veto? What action did Congress take in response to this veto? What was the outcome of this action?

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2. According to the report: What factors have contributed to the loss of more than 5,000,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the last decade? What historic deal was recently reached in this country? What questions, if any, do you think need to be addressed to ensure that this deal is long-lasting?

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3. What is the Learn to Earn program? According to the experts featured in the report, what are some of the pros and cons of this program? What is your opinion of it?

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4. What incident recently took place on the grounds of West High School in Bakersfield, California? Why do you think that someone would commit such an act?

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5. How did the people featured in the segment feel about the incident? What are you thoughts and feelings about it?

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6. How did district officials choose to deal with the incident? Do you agree with their decision? Why or why not?

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7. What consequences, if any, do you think that the person who committed this act should face if he or she is caught?

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8. According to the report: How widespread is truancy among high school students in Aurora, Colorado? Why is truancy a problem for students and the community?

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9. What is Superintendent John Barry doing to address the problem of truancy in Aurora’s schools?

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10. Do you think that Barry’s efforts will be effective? Why or why not? If you were in Barry’s shoes, what would you do to address Aurora’s truancy problem?

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