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83 Cards in this Set

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