Current Events 3/5/12

Read this article about China and how much that country's arm spending...
http://m.timesofindia.com/world/china/Chinas-arms-spending-up-by-112-goes-past-100bn-mark/articleshow/12139670.cms
  • How much more does China spend on its military than India spends on its entire budget?
  • According to Li, why is China building up its military?
  • Explain why it is unclear if China actually spends more or less the the United States on the military?
  • What does Wen Bing assures us about China?

Read this article about President Obama's thoughts on Iran and support for Israel...
www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/hawk-in-chief-obama-courts-israel-supports-by-getting-tough-on-iran/253971/
  • In politics, if someone is called a 'hawk', what does that mean?
  • Step by step, what will Obama try to do to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear threat?
  • The answer to this is deep in the article...What are the differences between Obama's position and Israel's position about a nuclear Iran?
 
Read this article about the economic recovery...
http://m.economictimes.com/markets/global-markets/wall-street-will-the-bulls-keep-going-next-week/articleshow/12126157.cms
  • What is the difference between a Bull Market and a Bear Market? (You will have to look this up on your own.)
  • What does Bryant Evans say about the Stock Market and the economy?
  • According to a government jobs report, how many jobs were created last month?
  • What is predicted to happen in Europe?

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