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On February 5, 2011, two bomb attacks in Salaheddin province, Iraq, resulted in 16 injuries, predominantly among Shiite pilgrims. The first explosion, a car bomb, occurred inside a bus station, injuring 11 individuals. The second incident involved a roadside bomb targeting a bus carrying pilgrims. Sunni extremists have increasingly targeted Shiite pilgrims, highlighting the ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq since 2003. These attacks reflect the deepening rift between different Muslim sects in the region.

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  1. News Stories By: Chiara Cross

  2. International – 2 Blasts in Iraq Wound 16 • Saturday February 5, 2011in Baghdad, Iraq • Both incidents happened in Salaheddin province • First explosion: car bomb inside a bus station • 11 people, most of them Shiite pilgrims were injured • Second incident: roadside bomb struck a bus carrying pilgrims • Sunni extremists have targeted Shiite pilgrims since 2003 • At each other's throats because they are different versions of Muslim

  3. International – 2 Blasts in Iraq Wound 16

  4. National –Plan to Slaughter Stray Yellowstone Bison Ignites Furor • Saturday February 5, 2011 in Salmon Idaho • Migrating buffalo from Yellowstone into Montana are killed to prevent them from infecting cattle with brucellosis • Plan to kill them was put on hold after a federal judge was asked to grant a stay of execution • Controversy because the state is sacrificing wildlife that Montana tourism would draw in millions to see • Hurting the economy of Montana • Wants to protect the cows, but wants to protect its historic ties to buffalo

  5. Local –Alameda County Officials Ask Voters for School Tax Dollars • Wednesday February 2, 2011 in Oakland • School officials passed resolution that will let voters consider a tax on property owners to make up for budget cuts • Special election to vote on a tax that would cost $180 yearly for each property parcel • Used a $112 million budget that is down to $99 million • The tax would raise about $3 million annually

  6. Making a Difference –Project Aims to Get Books to Children in Haiti • Kids Can Press and ONEXONE are working together to improve the lives of children • Kids Can Press will donate 50% of profits from sales of books to ONEXONE • Use that money to deliver books to children in Haiti • Advance literacy and education

  7. Political Cartoon

  8. Quiz • Where did the first explosion in Iraq occur? • A. In a restaurant • B. In a bus station • C. At the mall • D. In a park

  9. Answer • B

  10. Quiz • Why does Montana want to kill the buffalo? • A. There are too many of them • B. It attracts tourists • C. They are infecting cattle • D. They are fun to hunt

  11. Answer • C

  12. Quiz • How much money would schools get from the tax increase that Alameda County Officials are asking for? • A. $3 million annually • B. $5 million annually • C. $2 million annually • D. $7 million annually

  13. Answer • A

  14. Quiz • What percentage of its profits does Kids Can Press donate to ONEXONE? • A. 25% • B. 75% • C. 10% • D. 50%

  15. Answer • D

  16. Sources • http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/05/iraq.violence/index.html • http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110205/us_nm/us_yellowstone_bison • http://www.ktvu.com/news/26715685/detail.html • http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/04/kids-can-press-and-onexone-partner-to-send-books-to-children-in/ • http://www.usnews.com/opinion/photos/political-cartoons-february-2011/12

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