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Articles in Jan 23, 2004 issue of Current Events

• News graph of the week - illegal immigration test - graph shows estimated population of unauthorized immigrants in the states they are most populous - Brief Article
• Dream on? Immigration Bill Rouses spirited debate. Act causes opposition - News Debate - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors DREAM
• She's got the faith - Faith Hill - Faith Hill Family Literacy Project - Brief Article
• Of mice and men - News Cartoon - portrayals of politicians and political parties - Brief Article
• Word link - News Review - synonyms - Brief Article
• P. Diddy runs the city - P. Diddy - Sean Combs runs New York Marathon - fundraising effort for inner city children - Brief Article
• Citizenship challenge - Civic Skills - sample questions US citizenship exam - history and government test
• Time trip - politican cartoonist Thomas Nast's use of the donkey and the elephant - Brief Article
• Domestic violence is no misdemeanor - Missy Elliott - rap star and member of "Break the Cycle" - efforts to prevent domestic violence among youth - Brief Article
• Just the facts - News Review - questions on presidential candidates, DREAM act, and undocumented students - Brief Article
• Hero to the homeless - Angelina Jolie - actor uses celebrity status to better the rights of refugees
• Survivor: Washington, D.C.: outspin, outspend, outstump - Democratic Party presidential contenders for opposition to George W. Bush in 2004
• A rockin' cause. - Bono - rock star lobbies governments for African AIDS funding and debt relief - founder of Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa DATA - Brief Article