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=Week 19 - Group 5 and Makeups= The Inauguration of the 44th President Barack Obama Check out the links below: [|New York Times] [|CNN] [|BBC]

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=Week 17 - Groups 1-4:= After discussing this current event briefly this week, it seems that many are more familiar with this situation than I am. I do not have cable television, so I have never seen the Discovery Channel show 'Whale Wars.' From the instant reactions in class, it would seem that many watch and like this show. The reality TV show documents the efforts of the 'Sea Shepard', a boat and crew, who attempt to thwart the efforts of the a Japanese fleet of whale hunters. Check out the brief article below which discusses Japan's efforts to shut down the Sea Shepard's ability to refuel.

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