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Lake Zurich High School
News Brief
Current issues in the nation and world
For the Week of 2/11/08 2/17/08
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News Brief for the Week of 2/11/08
  • At least 5 people died and about 15 people were
    injured in a shooting at Northern Illinois
    University on Valentines Day. The gunman had
    opened the door to a lecture hall at NIU and
    started shooting and at the end he killed himself.

2/14
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News Brief for the Week of 2/11/08
  • A 45 year old woman who worked for the United
    Nations died Sunday after falling from the 19th
    floor of the U.N.s Secretariat Building,
    authorities said.

2/17
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News Brief for the Week of 2/11/08
  • A new study has
  • found that climate
  • change is threatening the long-term survival of
    these beloved sub-Antarctic birds.

2/17
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Black History Facts
  • February 3, 1870
  • The 15th amendment was passed, granting blacks
    the right to vote.

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A Day in History for the Day of February 14th
  • In 1809, our 16th president was born, Abraham
    Lincoln. He preserved the Union during the
    American Civil War, brought about the
    emancipation of slaves, and was an eloquent
    spokesman for democracy.

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