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83 Cards in this Set
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40 to 49
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Year olds are now seeking out sales coupons
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Millard Fuller
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Founder of habitat for humanity died
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Kyrgyzstan
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to close US air base
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Black Sea
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border dispute settled between Ukraine and Romania
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Newsweek
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to become more editorial rather than reporting
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Coldplay
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wins song of the year
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85 decibels
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the safe level of sound from headsets
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15%
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of seniors passed an AP exam last year
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red
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color rooms will make your work more accurate
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1774
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ship lost in the English channel found with up to 1 billion dollars in gold coins
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Raccoons
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broke through security at white house
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Pat Summit
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won her 1000th game as head coach
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Fashionista
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Replaced now by recessionista
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$787 billion
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Cost of Obama stimulus plan
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Buffalo
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jet crash caused by ice on the wings
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Clinton's first trip
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was to Asia
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United Nations
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Wants Israel to allow more aid to Gaza strip
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Donald Trump
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Filed bankruptcy for the third time since 2005
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Timothy Geithner
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New treasury secretary
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Madonna
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Biggest musical money maker in 2008
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Vogue
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Had the first lady on the cover, only the second time
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Autistic
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No link found between it and vaccines
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Common cold
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Researchers decoded the genomes of the 99 different strains
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One in nine
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American homes are vacant
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200th
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birthday of lincoln
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Nate Robinson
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won the NBA Slam Dunk contest at 5'9"
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Eating
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your ballot receipt is against the law in Venezuela
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Asbestos
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trial open in Libby, Mt for problems over 70 years
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New Jersey
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Hit by five quakes in a month
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Guatemala
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apologized to Cuba for its part in Bay of Pigs
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Allen Stanford
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Latest to be charged in ponzi scheme
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Muzak
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has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Slumdog Millionaire
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won best picture Oscar
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Sean Penn
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won best actor Oscar
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1 Calorie
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the number you burn playing Wii tennis
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Chocolate milk
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Just as good as energy drink after workout
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Geronimo
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descendants sue Skull and Bones over his head
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Girl Scout Cookies
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sales off 19% nationally
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Canada
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The first out of the country visit by Obama
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Leon Panetta
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to head the CIA
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Ken Griffey
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back to the Mariners
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FEMA
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has not spent over $4 billion in aid from Katrina
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$643 billion
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the cost of the Obama healthcare program
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Iraq and Kuwait
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talk for the first time since 1990 invasion
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Stress test
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term used to evaluate banks
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$78,500
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Berkshire Hathaway shares down 49% from last year now trade at new price
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Rocky Mountain News
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stopped after 150 years in Denver
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5,000th
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show of Wheel of Fortune showed
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Mamma Mia
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won the razzie
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Paul Harvey
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died at age 90
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Stevie Wonder
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performed at a White House dinner
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Cuban cigars
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sales off 3% due to global financial crisis
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Gov. Jindal
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gave the Republican response to Obama's first national address
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Matt Cassel
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traded to Kansas City
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"I"
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one of the two oldest words in English
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Washington State
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joined Oregon as the only two states with assisted suicide laws
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Barbara Bush
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Recovering from open-heart surgery
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Suicides
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24 in January and another 18 in February has caused the Army to address the issue.
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Prius
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resale value has dropped since last summer
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Barbie
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turned 50
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Michael Jackson
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will end career with London concerts
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$55 million
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the money made on opening weekend by watchmen
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California and Florida
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half of all foreclosures
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Pets
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banned from Padre Island, TX during spring break
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1984
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two out of three Britons have lied about reading it
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Karl Rove
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to testify under oath to a House committee
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Hip
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Alex Rodriguez to miss six to nine weeks after surgery
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DOA
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Iowa rethinks name of the aging department
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Business scandals
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now a feature on TMZ and Extra
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Alabama
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Man kills ten on rampage
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Tibet
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Called hell on earth by Dalai Lama
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Irish Republican Army
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claimed to have killed a police officer
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CNBC
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target of Jon Stewart because of economic meltdown
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201(k)
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new name for 401(k)
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Jay Leno
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had president Obama as a guest
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Pinocchio
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The animated 1940 classic released as a DVD
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College freshmen
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spend more time drinking that studying
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Sears Tower
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to be renamed Willis Tower
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pawnshops
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are thriving because of the economic downturn
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Robinhood
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researcher says he was not that popular
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Women and Girls
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council to be made part of the White House staff
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China
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Bone test showed that 20% of athletes lied about their age
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washing machine
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named the most liberating item for women in the 20th century by the Vatican
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