Epic News Week & Afghanistan

News

CNN - "Some Lawmakers Withdraw Support for SOPA after online protest"
Washington Post - "The Colbert Effect"

The Campaign


Daily Show - Southern Discomfort
Daily Show - Still Not Coordinating
Colbert Report - Attack Ads


Afghanistan

Frontline - Behind Taliban Lines  (~30 min)
Frontline - The Secret War  (~20 min)

News, Debates, and Afghanistan

Internet News:
  WaPo - "What Happens When The Internet Gets Mad"
  SOPA / PIPA - Where They Are Now

Sweatshops & South Carolina:

  Colbert on SC Election (Monday Night)
  Stewart on Foxconn

Debates:
   - View selected clips & discuss
    - Mitt Romney's Tax Rate Estimate  (read after tax return debate question)


Afghanistan:
   - Frontline World Video (~30 minutes)

Kite Runner / Presidential Race

• Finish Kite Runner
• Read:   Romney & GOP Nomination
• Discussion
• Is this nomination over?
• Primary system
• pro/con
• Reliance of polls
• Debate Clips
• Discuss candidates repleis

Objective

• Explain major events in the history of Afghanistan
• Analyze how Afghanistan's history has impacted the country today

Agenda

• In The News...
• Ron Paul Star Wars
• Iran Nuke Assassination
• Introduction
• What do you know about Afghanistan's history?
• Watch The Kite Runner