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Major U.S. news stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Penn State by Jennie Wood Gabrielle GiffordsRelated Links 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the WorldScience News of 2011 2011 Month-By-Month Current Events 2011 People in the News 2011 People in the News Quiz 2011 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles The United States’ economy almost came to a halt in 2011, but a last minute deal avoided a default. Protestors made sure their voices were heard in battles with state legislators over unions and in the Occupy Wall Street movement. As the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, eyes fell on election 2011 for signs of voting trends. The nation was inspired by the brave recovery of Gabby Giffords, but shocked over the scandal at Penn State. Here’s a look at these stories and other hot topics in the nation this year. The U.S. Avoids Default in 11th Hour What a default would mean for the U.S. Occupy Wall Street An organized protest takes on Wall Street Campaign 2012 In 2011, several Republican candidates emerge and campaign for the chance to take on Obama Election 2011 Voters Reject Conservative-Backed Measures States Attempt to Weaken Unions Teacher and state employees protest in Wisconsin and other states Penn State Child Molestation Scandal Child abuse allegations shake up a celebrated university The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Revisiting September 11 Ten Years Later Danger in Dixie Alley Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S. in April and May 2011 Goodbye Mr. Chips? New evaluations raise the stakes for teachers Trying Times A nation gets caught up in the trials of Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray as well as the homecoming of Amanda Knox Gabrielle Giffords After being shot in the head by an attacker in January, Giffords makes a remarkable return to Congress in August to cast an important vote on the debt ceiling More from Year in Review

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The United States’ economy almost came to a halt in 2011, but a last minute deal avoided a default. Protestors made sure their voices were heard in battles with state legislators over unions and in the Occupy Wall Street movement. As the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, eyes fell on election 2011 for signs of voting trends. The nation was inspired by the brave recovery of Gabby Giffords, but shocked over the scandal at Penn State. Here’s a look at these stories and other hot topics in the nation this year.

  • 2011 Year in Review 2011 News of the WorldScience News of 2011 2011 Month-By-Month Current Events 2011 People in the News 2011 People in the News Quiz 2011 Places in the News Quiz Country Profiles

What a default would mean for the U.S.

An organized protest takes on Wall Street

In 2011, several Republican candidates emerge and campaign for the chance to take on Obama

Voters Reject Conservative-Backed Measures

Teacher and state employees protest in Wisconsin and other states

Child abuse allegations shake up a celebrated university

Revisiting September 11 Ten Years Later

Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S. in April and May 2011

New evaluations raise the stakes for teachers

A nation gets caught up in the trials of Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray as well as the homecoming of Amanda Knox

After being shot in the head by an attacker in January, Giffords makes a remarkable return to Congress in August to cast an important vote on the debt ceiling

  • More from Year in Review

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  • U.S. News: Trying Times: Three Court Cases Become National Obsessions

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TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

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Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents

The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales

  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
  • African Americans by the Numbers
  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales