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a. Boris Yeltsin
b. Newt Gingrich
c. Yasir Arafat
d Nelson Mandela
e. Bill Clinton
f. Janet Reno
g. Al Gore
h. Benjamin Netanyahu
i. Bill Gates
j. Carol Moseley-Braun
k. Bob Dole
l. Yitzhak Rabin

1. Former Senate Majority Leader who ran for President in 1996

2. Reform-minded former president of Russia
A

3. Anti-apartheid leader in South Africa
D

4. Israeli prime minister who reached an agreement with the PLO
C

5. Computer industry pioneer and billionaire
I

Multiple Choice

Choose the item that best completes the statement or answers the question.

IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

6. President Nixon’s “southern strategy” included
increasing the amount of money needed to enforce fair housing laws.
easing guidelines for desegregation. <—————-
encouraging the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
supporting busing of schoolchildren for purposes of integration.

7. What did President Nixon do to try to halt the inflation plaguing the country?

He increased federal spending to provide jobs.
He imposed an embargo on oil shipped from OPEC countries. <————–
He imposed a short-term freeze on wages, prices, and rents.
He balanced the budget.

8. Conservatives criticized the New Deal and the Great Society for having
succeeded in ending poverty in the United States.
expanded the size of the federal government.
put too much power into the hands of state governments. <—————-
encouraged the growth of big business.

9. The signing of arms-control treaties between the United States and the Soviet Union signaled the end of
Russia. <———
the Cold War.
the Bush presidency.
German reunification.

10. Which of the following best describes Clinton in his second term?
unpopular with most Americans <————
hurt by economic disaster
beset with charges of scandal
buried in budget deficits

11. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the
White House and the Pentagon.
World Trade Center towers and the Capitol.
World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. <———
Empire State Building and the White House.

12. In the 1990s, where did most immigrants to the United States come from?
Asia and Latin America <———–
Asia and Europe
Europe and Latin America
Australia and Latin America

13. For what legal change did older Americans successfully push?
private takeover of the Social Security system
prohibition against forced retirement at a given age <———–
end to taxpayer support for Medicare
restrictions on older immigrants

14. Carter outdid previous administrations in the numbers of
nuclear missiles he built.
women and minorities he appointed. <———
formal dinners he hosted.
bills he persuaded Congress to pass.

15. The Ford administration was active in all of the following except
the Helsinki Accords.
the Mayaguez incident.
political unrest in Turkey.
the SALT talks.

Please, if you could just help me with the ones I don’t know, and explain it to me, that would be greatly appreciated. I just need someone to look over them and help me with the two I didn’t get; and to please look over the others to make sure that they are right. I won’t scam anyone for answers. I read the book but was a little unsure about the two I am stuck on. and the others I just need to get someont to review them with me. Thanks in Advance.
Joe, I don’t know how many damn times you’ve put that up, but it doesn’t work! Its just some dumb ad! best of luck my ass!

we are 17 and this girl out of the blue sent me a message saying "lol, matt, i love you."
(there was no prior texts before)

(She said "lol" referring to a post I put on Facebook)

she knows I have a gf and we both told each other a while back we liked each other, but never went out.

so is it in a friend way she said it, or in a "real" way?

also a few days ago i told her i might break up with my gf . . . so idk

"As a captain it is my responsibility to lead from the front. When the captain performs, the whole team gets charged up and it has an impact on the other players," said Afridi.

"Dhoni was a junior player when he became captain (in 2007) but with his performances, he established his authority on the seniors. I am not a junior, but I want to lead from the front like him," said Afridi.

"When the captain does well, it gets the players thinking that the captain is performing so we all should also take responsibility," he added.

http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2010/may/270510-ms-dhoni-shahid-afridi-new-pak-skipper.htm

What are your views on this ?

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we are 17 and this girl out of the blue sent me a message saying "lol, matt, i love you."
(there were no prior texts before)

(She said "lol" referring to a post I put on Facebook)

she knows I have a gf and we both told each other a while back we liked each other, but never went out.

so is it in a friend way she said it, or in a "real" way?

also a few days ago i told her i might break up with my gf . . . so idk

..run out the only visible batsman at the crease while trying to go for a rather uncertain run during the important stages of the match? And follow it up with they themselves getting out in the same over later on? I hate it.
Dale’s silly piece of running just messed it up to a great extent. After taking the first run, he was like "Yes! No! Wait.. I dont know!" and before he realized, De Villiers at the other end was walking back to the pavilion. With AB at 70, I knew SA could atleast reach 260, but now they are gonna defend a mere 224 runs. Yay!

Q- Can we defend it?

As u all know, it has become so bad that even Kamran Akmal is suing PCB members! I call this ridiculous! But if you think about it, what can be done? If one attempts to sack everyone, Pakistan cricket is in ruins, but something must be done.

By the way, Plain Silly is back

The NASCAR Hall of Fame opened its doors with a star-studded ceremony showcasing many of its stars.

Missing from last week’s events were Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. — the “big dogs” of today’s NASCAR

Gordon, Johnson, Stewart and Matt Kenseth were the only three active Cup champions missing from the ceremony. Earnhardt, NASCAR’s most popular driver and a two-time champion in NASCAR’s second-tier series, wasn’t there despite the upcoming induction of his father.

Their absence did not go unnoticed. Petty, a seven-time champion and NASCAR’s all-time winningest driver, thought their absence was wrong.

“A lot of these drivers that are doing pretty well today don’t realize what some of the guys went through to get it to this point,” Petty said last weekend. “A lot of us old timers look back and hope that the guys that are doing it now appreciate what the guys did who laid the groundwork.”

All four champions had various reasons for missing the ceremony. Gordon cited a prior commitment and Johnson said he was on one final vacation with his wife before the couple welcomes their first child this summer. The slumping Stewart was testing with his team in Virginia, while a spokesman for Earnhardt said there had been confusion as to which events the driver was to attend.

This Hall of Fame is cherished — and long overdue — to the hundreds of drivers who never got rich, to the mechanics who traded families for race cars, and to the owners who poured every last dime into their pursuit of Victory Lane. Without the France Family, there is no NASCAR. Without Petty, there is no Dale Earnhardt or Jeff Gordon. Without Gordon, there is no Jimmie Johnson.

There wasn’t supposed to be any confusion about the importance of this week, either.

Maybe the Hall of Fame goofed in its scheduling, and its gala could have been held Tuesday night. Driver attendance has improved over the last several years at the Wednesday night Pit Crew Competition, so maybe the induction ceremony should be Thursday evening, when everyone is in town and has few legitimate excuses to miss the event.

Or maybe it shouldn’t matter what day the ceremony is held. Everybody at one time or another has been dragged somewhere. “But, Mom! I don’t want to go Aunt Myrtle’s house! All my friends are going swimming!”

We’ve all begrudgingly bypassed a fun day with friends. Sometimes we do what we do — or what we’re told — because it’s the right thing
http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/jenna_fryer
I don’t think you are understanding my question. These guys souldn’t have to be told to be there. They should (on a personal level) want to go on their own to honor and respect the men and women who built this sport to what it is.