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Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity

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Learning standard:
■Comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations.
■Responding to a variety of written, visual and electronic texts by making connections to students' personal lives and the lives of others; posing social science questions
Grade Level: Middle grades and up.

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08/23/10

Mosque debate: Intolerance vs. insensitivity

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08/09/10

Losing patience with The Recovery

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07/26/10

Drawing the line on Financial Reform

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07/12/10

The Internet continues to change the game

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06/21/10

What does the government do right?

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06/07/10

Dems and dat dang debt

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05/24/10

Oil Spill Perspectives

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05/10/10

Borrowing from the Greek debt

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04/26/10

Metaphors in cartoons: Spinning off of Eyjafjallajökul

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04/12/10

You've got mail! (Unless it's Saturday)

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03/29/10

Google vs. China

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03/15/10

Sunshine Week: Shine the light on your government

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03/01/10

Is a bipartisan reconciliation filibuster healthy?

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02/15/10

The Economic Paradox

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02/01/10

Tooning into History: McCarthyism at 60

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01/18/10

Cartoons that make you think, not laugh

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01/04/10

Sarcasm, irony, satire

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12/14/09

Hoping for answers

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11/30/09

Drawing a bead on the climate-change debate

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11/16/09

Interpreting the 'Tank Man' symbol

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11/02/09

How about a bailout for ailing newspapers

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