The three stories that you voted to investigate to begin our current events journey were the Debt Ceiling Vote, the Conflict in Libya, and the Republican nomination race for 2012. There have been several follow up stories since each of these broke during the summer. Feel free to read your own sources and compare them to these three posted here. I will try to vary the media included on this blog. See if you can detect bias as you are following stories through the year.
Also, try to stay current. There's strife in Sirte this week. The debt ceiling may have been raised, but this week there was another budget vote and a threat that by the end of the month we could see the government shut down as Congress plays out its budget dealings publicly. Finally, while Bachman took the strawpoll in Iowa back in August, Cain took the straw poll this past week in Florida. Where do they fit in the nationwide primary polls? Try to learn who the candidates are so that the debates and stories to come will make sense. As always, bring questions to class. You can expect a quiz on current events in early October.
