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Sources for Current Events

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Links by Topic

2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

Health issues:
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Gasoline Prices

Government Documents in the News From The University of Michigan

Gay Marriage

Same Sex Marriage: a selective Bibliography From Rutgers University

Terrorism

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/terrorism/terrorism.html
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Misc

Portals to the World Links to electronic resources, by subject, from the Library of Congress.

Links by the month

Jan 21-31, 2010 Sundance Online Film Festival http://festival.sundance.org

Feb 16, 2010 Mardi Gras http://www.mardigrasday.com/

Feb. Oscars http://oscars.com

April: Pulitzer Prize winners are announced http://www.pulitzer.org