Sam+Isert+News+2010-11

August 2010
 * California votes to overturn the ban on gay marriage. Judge Vaughn Walker called the law "unconsitutional" and it is brought before the Supreme Court of CA, where the ban was overturned.
 * Blagojevich is convicted for the count of corruption against him. He was found guilty for only one of the twenty-four counts against him, which were originally brought against him in 2009.
 * Obama vows to bring all the troops currently stationed in Iraq home.





September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011
 * American Hiker Released on Bail from Iranian Prison- Sarah Shourd was held captive in an Iranian prison on charges of espionage.
 * Poverty rates in America hit a 15 year high.
 * Explosives headed for U.S. on airplane found.
 * Whitehouse lifts moratorium on deepwater drilling.
 * Army's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy is comes under question.
 * Stampede in Cambodia kills 300 people.
 * WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested in Sweden for rape accusations.
 * Healthcare reform declared unconstitutional.
 * Don't ask, Don't tell is repealed.
 * Gabrielle Giffords is shot in Arizona.
 * [[image:http://images.politico.com/global/news/110211_giffords_328_ap.jpg width="605" height="328" caption="Gabrielle Giffords"]]
 * Obama proposes 2012 budget.
 * Libya is on the brink of civil war.
 * NFL shuts down after a player strike.
 * I turned 17.
 * Royal Wedding of Kate middleton and Prince William.
 * Obama releases his birth certificate.