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Ten Questions: Alito confirmation hearings, Sharon health update
RELATEDSPECIAL REPORTCNN STUDENT NEWS(CNN Student News) -- January 9, 2006 Answer the following questions about today's featured news stories. Write your answers in the space provided. 1. President George W. Bush nominated Judge Samuel Alito to replace what retiring Supreme Court justice? * * 2. What judicial body is conducting Alito's confirmation hearings? What is the status of these hearings? * * 3. According to the segment, what key issues will likely be addressed during the hearings? * * 4. What is a filibuster? * * 5. According to the segment, why might some Democrats filibuster Alito's nomination? How have some Republican senators responded to this possibility? * * 6. Who is Ariel Sharon? What is the status of his health? * * 7. According to the segment, what short-term effects could Sharon's condition have on Israelis and Palestinians? * * 8. What natural disaster occurred in Greece on Sunday? How has this event impacted the region? * * 9. What is the Hajj? Approximately how many Muslims started this pilgrimage on Sunday? * * 10. What British royal just began a 44-week training course to become an army officer? What academy is he attending? * * 
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