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Top events for the nation and the world News and Analysis News of the Nation The U.S. Avoids Default in 11th Hour • Occupy Wall Street • Campaign 2012 • Election 2011 • States Attemtp to Weaken Unions • Penn State Child Molestation Scandal • The 2010 Census Results • The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 • Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S • New Evaluations Raise the Stakes for Teachers • Gabrielle Giffords Makes a Remarkable Recovery • A nation gets caught up in the trials of Casey Anthony and Conrad Murray and the homecoming of Amanda Knox News of the World Arab Spring Creates Tumult in the Middle East • European Nations Battered by Euro Debt Crisis • Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan • Iran Continues to Pursue Nuclear Program • U.S. Withdraws Completely from Iraq • Hope for Peace Fades for Israelis and Palestinians • Pakistan’s Relationship with U.S. Steadily Deteriorates • Anti-Putin Protests Stun Kremlin • Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster • World Population Reaches a New Milestone • Prince William and Kate Middleton Marry in a Lavish Ceremony Science News 2011 Ghost Particles Break Cosmic Speed Limit • Curing Disease Is Fun and Games • Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster • The final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of NASA’s space shuttle program • Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S. in April and May 2011 • Kepler Telescope Eyes New Planets News: Month by MonthDetailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events Statistics 2011 World Statistics 2011 U.S. Statistics People, Pop Culture, and Society People in the News 2011 Deaths in 2011 2011 Arts and Entertainment Awards Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi Quick Poll Top News Story, 2011 What was the biggest news story in 2011?Looking Ahead to 2011 What is your greatest hope for 2012? QuizzesPeople in the News, 2011 Places in the News, 2011 Pop Culture News, 2011 Calendars 2011 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2011 2012 Calendar Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2012

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  • News of the Nation The U.S. Avoids Default in 11th Hour • Occupy Wall Street • Campaign 2012 • Election 2011 • States Attemtp to Weaken Unions • Penn State Child Molestation Scandal • The 2010 Census Results • The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 • Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S • New Evaluations Raise the Stakes for Teachers • Gabrielle Giffords Makes a Remarkable Recovery • A nation gets caught up in the trials of Casey Anthony and Conrad Murray and the homecoming of Amanda Knox News of the World Arab Spring Creates Tumult in the Middle East • European Nations Battered by Euro Debt Crisis • Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan • Iran Continues to Pursue Nuclear Program • U.S. Withdraws Completely from Iraq • Hope for Peace Fades for Israelis and Palestinians • Pakistan’s Relationship with U.S. Steadily Deteriorates • Anti-Putin Protests Stun Kremlin • Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster • World Population Reaches a New Milestone • Prince William and Kate Middleton Marry in a Lavish Ceremony Science News 2011 Ghost Particles Break Cosmic Speed Limit • Curing Disease Is Fun and Games • Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster • The final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of NASA’s space shuttle program • Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S. in April and May 2011 • Kepler Telescope Eyes New Planets News: Month by MonthDetailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events

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  • 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