In his column on Friday, February 29, USA TODAY founder Al Neuharth asserted that President Obama’s speech to the nation last Tuesday lacked words of hope. Neuharth states, "Obama’s speech was straightforward … Good solid stuff. But not sparkling with words of hope we’ll remember to raise our hopes daily." In short, Neuharth believes that presidents [...]

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On Wednesday, February 18, President Obama announced a plan that will provide federal funding to help people who face foreclosure. (Foreclosure occurs when a homeowner can no longer make mortgage payments on her or his property, so the property is sold by the mortgage holder to pay off the homeowners’ debts.) Opponents of the plan [...]

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 Values are the principles, standards or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable by an individual or society. Look through today’s paper and identify examples of Americans’ social values. How important are factors such as education, equality and appearance to citizens? What other values are important? Which values tend to dominate American society? Which are less significant? [...]

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The recession seems to be affecting almost everyone in America; the newspaper is filled with stories of companies and individuals trying to find ways to survive and cope. President Obama recently put a cap on CEO salaries and some companies have merged in order to survive. Using the Money section as a starting point, divide [...]

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In foreign policy terms, "carrots" is often used to refer to positive rewards, while "sticks" is generally a term that refers to negative actions or punishments. Some U.S. policies (toward Iran, for example) rely heavily on sticks, meaning that the government has threatened military action if the country does not comply with our requests. In [...]

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