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A. President Barack Obama was sworn   B. In  late October 2012,  Hurricane Sandy   C.  Regardless of pol1t1cal stance,  no one can
       m for h1s second term as pres1dent at the   devastated portions of the Canbbean,   deny the JOY felt see1ng troops come home
       U.S  Cap1tol  in  Washington,  D C  on   the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern Un1ted   safely  WelcomeHomeBiog.com celebrates
       January 21,  2013. The  pres1dent was   States. The storm became the largest   these amazing homecommg reun1ons w1th
       re-elected on  November 6,  2012      Atlantic hurncane on  record (m  d1ameter)   heartwarming stories, v1deos and pictures of
                                             w1th wmds spanning  1,100 miles.      members of our armed forces returning to
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       D.  On January 7th, 2013 Bntish explorer Sir   E.  In  2012, Time Magaz1ne nominated
       Ranulph  Fiennes and his team of five sailed   Malala Yousafzai for person of the year
       off from the port of Cape Town,  to begm   (she received runner up). The  15-year-old
       the first leg of "The Coldest Journey"-a   Pakistani schoolgirl spoke out for girls'
       never done before 2,300-mlle trek across   rights to an education and survived an
       Antarctica where temperatures dip as  low   assass1nat1on  attempt on her life by the   F.  In June and July 2012, Colorado faced
       as -90° C (-130°F)  The group's goal is to   Taliban  1n  October.  She has become an   its most destructive wildfires m history.
       complete the JOurney and  raise  $1 0 million   admired children's-rights advocate and   At least 34,500 residents were forced to
       for "See1ng is Behevmg"  a chanty whose   symbol of the struggle for women's nghts   evacuate while thousands of acres were
       m1ss1on  1s to eradicate blindness.   all over the world.                   destroyed by several blazes
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