North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed

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North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shot an island near their disputed sea border, killing at least two South Korean marines, setting dozens of buildings ablaze and sending civilians fleeing for shelter. The problem began when Pyongyang warned the South to halt military drills in the area, according to South Korean officials. When Seoul refused, the North bombarded the small South Korean-held island of Yeonpyeong, which houses military installations and a small civilian population.

South Korea returned fire and dispatched fighter jets in response. There are said to be a lot of North Korean casualties as troops unleashed a lot of gun fire.

Hopefully our government will not get involved in the dispute between North and South Korea. The last thing we need to do is get into another war. North and South Korea have had an ongoing dispute for many years and i hope the united states stays out of it.

William, Kate to wed April 29 at Westminster Abbey

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In London Prince William and Kate Middleton annonced they will be married on April 29 in Westminster Abbey. That is the historic church where Princess Diana's (Prince Williams mother's) funeral was held. Officials said that the couple chose the venue for its beauty, intimacy and historic royal connections, and the date because they wanted a spring wedding. The government said the day the day of their wedding would be a public holiday. William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II  and her mother were both married at the abbey.
William and Kate are playing "a very active role" in planning the day.

This relates to the government in London. They will we welcoming a new member to the royal family. Kate and William have been together for 8 years and i think its time they get married. the whole world will be watching and it is even being broadcasted and advertised all through out our news.

Obama acknowledges his message didn't get through

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The President is acknowledging that in this weeks previous election rout that he wasn't been able to promote his economic-rescue message successfully. Obama says in an that he "stopped paying attention" to the leadership style he displayed during his run for the presidency. Obama also said he recognizes now that "leadership is not just legislation," and that "it's a matter of persuading people. And giving them confidence and bringing them together. And setting a tone. And making an argument that people can understand."."
Obama's Democrats lost control of the House in Tuesday's midterm elections, as Republicans picked up a net gain of at least 60 seats, setting up a more divided government.

This relates to government because the people who are currently running our government should be reconized and people should be aware of who they are. I'm glad that the Republicans took back some of the seats because now they will be able to balance out the drastic changes that the democrats try to make.

Fort Hood suspect's hearing

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In Fort Hood, Texas tons of soldiers came to the witness stand. They all pointed to an Army psychiatrist and identified him as the man who went on a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood last year.29 witnesses testified last week, and more soldiers are expected on the stand Monday at the start of the second week of a military hearing to determine whether Major Nidal Hasan will stand trial. Hasan, 40, an American-born Muslim, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 5 shootings. They will decide whether he should receive the death penalty. The final decision will be made by Col. Morgan Lamb, a Fort Hood brigade commander appointed to oversee judicial matters in Hasan's case.
I think that Major Nidal Hasan deserves the death penilty. He turned against his own men and that is unacceptable. and the fact that he's muslim makes the motives for doing it make more since.

myth busters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_science

President Barack Obama appeared on an episode of "Mythbusters," which is a television show that uses science and experiments to determine the truth behind urban legend. The White House says that the episode will air on December 8 on the Discovery channel. The episode considers this question: Did Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to an invading Roman fleet using only mirrors and the reflected rays of the sun? The white house says this episode part of a push to promote math and science education. On Monday, Obama hosts a White House science fair celebrating students who have won science, technology, engineering and math competitions.

This is important for americans to see. it shows them that the president is becoming involved in smaller matters. he's not very popular right now so getting himself involved in education and stuff might help him become more popular with voters.

Democrats

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are struggling now to retain majorities in the House and Senate. They must deal with a public that blames Washington for the economic downfall, and that resents the bank bailouts. Voters are trying to get the democrats out of the house and senate because they are angry that they haven't done a very good job so far and they regret their decisions to make them the majority party in the house and senate.
i think that america needs some kind of changes. if people think that this change will happen by gettin some republicans in the house and the senate then that might be what needs to happen.

Typhoon

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In Cauayan, Philippines the strongest cyclone in years knocked out communications and power as residents took shelter on Monday. The flooding in Vietnam swept away a bus and 20 of its passengers.The Super Typhoon Megi, crossed the northern Philippines and was expected to add to the already heavy rains that have covered Asia. In China they evacuated 140,000 people from a coastal province before the typhoon hit. Megi could possibly hit Vietnam, where flooding has already caused 30 deaths in recent days, in addition to those missing are thought to be dead after their bus was washed off a road by the currents on monday. Megi had winds of 140 mph and gusts of 162 mph as it made landfall midday Monday at Palanan Bay in Isabela province it caused  trees to fall and utility poles cutting off power, phone and Internet services in many areas.
American should be concerned about this because they can help the people in the philippines that have had to deal with the crazy weather conditions. they can provide some sort of aid to assist in their recovery.