News Journal #5

Eamon Barkhordarian 11/29/07 Helsaple Social Studies 4th period

News Journal #5 International I. US military deaths in Iraq at 3,880 Middle East, Iraq As of Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at least 3,880 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003. The counting includes eight military civilians. At least 3,161 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. National II. Obama says he drank, tried drugs as teen Manchester, USA Barack Obama told high school students on Tuesday that when he was their age he was hardly a model student, experimenting with illegal drugs and drinking alcohol. “You know, I made some bad decisions that I've actually written about. You know, got into drinking. I experimented with drugs,” he said. “There was a whole stretch of time that I didn't really apply myself a lot. It wasn't until I got out of high school and went to college that I started realizing, ‘Man, I wasted a lot of time.’” Local III. Caught on tape: girls basketball brawl California, United States A brawl between two Contra Costa High School girls basketball teams was caught on tape and questions are being raised. "It was tense throughout the whole game. It was going back and forth. Words were being exchanged and stuff," says Casey Cox, Pittsburg High senior. "I witnessed a young lady from Pittsburg being uppercut in the face and a traveling call was called on her instead of a foul," said one witness.

Eamon Barkhordarian 11/29/07 Helsaple Social Studies 4th period

Social IV. Rodney King sprayed with shotgun pellets San Bernardino, California Rodney King, whose videotaped police beating in 1991 led to deadly rioting, was shot on a street corner, but his wounds were not life-threatening, police said. King was shot two or three times from a distance from a shotgun. He then bicycled about 1 1/2 miles back to his home and called police. King was hit in the face, arms, back and torso, police said. Sports V. Nadal plays down gravity of foot injury Madrid, Spain Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal insisted Thursday that a left foot injury which makes it difficult for him to run has not affected his game and is not career-threatening. But the 21-year-old Nadal said Thursday that the injury has not prevented him from playing his best. "There is no reason for alarm. I tell you honestly that my career is not in danger," Nadal said on his website. Weather VI. Detailed Local Forecast for Los Altos Hills •

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 41F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

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Tomorrow: Sunny skies. High 56F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.

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Tomorrow night: Clear skies with a few passing clouds. Low 41F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

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Saturday: A few clouds in the morning, but mainly sunny for the afternoon. High 54F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

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Sunday: Mostly Cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 40s.

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Monday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s.