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Current EventsBy: Maggie Hannon
Chinese president arrives for U.S. state visit
DetailsChinese President Hu Jintao
Arrived in the United States on Tuesday
Visit will include high-profile talks with President Barack Obama on trade, currency, North Korea and other issues
The visit, “illustrates the importance of relations between two global powers”
Rant against politicians lands Nobel laureate in court in Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus – man being charged: Yunus founded Grameen Bank in 1983 which helped the poor obtain small loans on favorable terms – “banker to the poor”
Yunus’ ChargesMuhammad Yunus – defamation charge for
criticizing politicians four years ago
Magistrate Rozina Khan granted Yunus a 5,000-taka (about $70 U.S.) bail
Yunus said politicians were only in "power to make money."
Army of Parents Reclaims Neighborhood
Army of Parents Reclaims NeighborhoodWashington Elementary in San Jose has had an
increasing amount of crime nearby
Juan Villalobos – parent of 3
Villalobos formed the group: Washington Camina Contigo (Washington Walks With You)
Protects the school children from the violence in the area
Berkeley to Vote on Sex-Change Fund
Berkeley to Vote on Sex-Change Fund
Berkeley City Council voted on Jan. 18 on whether or not the city will pay for sex change operations
City is offering to appropriate $20,000 a year for the procedure money would be on a first-come, first-served basis, rolls over to the
next year if not used in the current year
Employees must meet several requirements to be eligible
Australia Today
QUIZ! Why did Juan Villalobos decide to start
“Washington Camina Contigo”
A. to help protect the children at Washington Elementary.
B. There is a shortage of crossing guards at Washington Elementary.
C. He’s an overprotective parent
D. All of the Above
THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!A – to help protect the children at Washington
Elementary.
QUIZ #2Why is the meeting between President Obama
and President Hu Jintao important?
A. The United States needs more money from China.
B. China wants the United States to control its inflation
C. The visit illustrates the importance of relations between two global powers
THIS IS THE ANSWER!C – The visit illustrates the importance of
relations between two global powers
QUIZ #3True or False: Muhammad Yunus was charged
with defamation.
THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!TRUE!!!
Yunus was charged with defamation.
QUIZ #4How much money is the City of Berkeley willing
to offer for Sex Change Operations per year?
A. 20,000
B. 30,000
C. 40,000
THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!A. 20,000
Sources:http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Be
rkeley-to-Vote-on-Sex-Change-Fund-114179014.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/18/bangladesh.nobel.court/index.html
http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/b3075c13-9ae3-4c71-bf70-054a288e4d49.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Army-of-Parents-Reclaims-Neighborhood-114161229.html
http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/18/china.us.visit/index.html