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 Week of March 25, 2008
President Bush addressed the nation on the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq. I'll tell you more about his speech.
A Japanese teen picked herself up off the ice and won gold in the World Figure Skating Championships. Lucy has the details.
Scientists are using digital howling sounds to track wolf populations. Isaac will explain how the technology works.
Adelbert has a story on how the early arrival of salmon, butterflies and marmots this spring may be due to global warming.
The Japanese government has appointed a giant blue robotic cat as a goodwill ambassador. Michelle has the scoop.
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Week of March 19, 2008
Parents in California may soon need a license if they want to home school their children. I'll have the details on a controversial court ruling.
Dodgers and Padres played exhibition games in China as part of a Major League Baseball tour. Lucy has the scoop.
Algerian hip-hoppers, Tunisian belly dancers and Syrian whirling dervishes will take part in a three-week festival in DC. Isaac will give us a sneak preview.
A meteorite speeding 10,000 miles an hour left a 49-foot wide crater in Peru. Adelbert will explain what scientists have learned from this space rock.
Half a million kids in Hong Kong stayed home from school after more than 500 people got sick with the flu. Michelle has more.
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Week of March 19, 2008
Parents in California may soon need a license if they want to home school their children. I'll have the details on a controversial court ruling.
Dodgers and Padres played exhibition games in China as part of a Major League Baseball tour. Lucy has the scoop.
Algerian hip-hoppers, Tunisian belly dancers and Syrian whirling dervishes will take part in a three-week festival in DC. Isaac will give us a sneak preview.
A meteorite speeding 10,000 miles an hour left a 49-foot wide crater in Peru. Adelbert will explain what scientists have learned from this space rock.
Half a million kids in Hong Kong stayed home from school after more than 500 people got sick with the flu. Michelle has more.
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Week of March 12, 2008
The Democratic race for president grew ever more riveting after the Ohio and Texas primaries left the two candidates neck and neck. I'll explain what comes next.
Word-lovers gathered for the 32nd Annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Lucy has the scoop on the winning clue and youthful champ.
Isaac will tell you about an art project called "I in the Sky" that is giving ordinary folks a chance to place their faces on a billboard in New York landmark Times Square.
Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon to save some of the plant and animal species there. Adelbert will explain.
The nation of Colombia created a regional conflict after it chased FARC rebels into neighboring Ecuador. Michelle has the story on this important story from South America.
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Week of March 5, 2008
American teens got an F in history after a pop quiz conducted by a group called Common Core. I'll have the details on this survey of 17-year-olds.
China's star basketball player Yao Ming may be benched for the Olympics! Lucy has the story on the injured 7-foot-6-inch Yao.
The government of Pakistan set out to prevent its citizens from watching YouTube and accidentally shut down the site worldwide. Isaac has the scoop on this global unplugging.
What do magic carpets and palace elephants have to do with the planets? Adelbert will explain.
Westerners played a historic concert in the secretive nation of North Korea.
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