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1. [] This article talks about how Ron Paul called Newt Gingrich a "chickenhawk" which means that Gingrich strongly supports war but avoided military service when of age, this shows how much tension the US governemnt has.

2. [] This article talks about how Romney won out the Iowa Caucuses, close and tight vote with Romney winning by only 8 votes.

3.[] This article talks about South Sudan becoming the 193rd country on earth and the oppurtunities available for their people. However there are still concerns about fighting and possibly civil war arising from the new democracy. UN troops have been sent there to uphold peace and to make the transition to a steady government easier and quicker.

4. [] This article talks about how Thailand and Cambodia having a dispute over a temple. After so much activity and tension in 2011, both nations have agreed to make it a "provisional demilitarized zone" - which means arefrain from any military presence within that zone.

5. __http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/world/asia/british-soldier-killed-by-afghan-soldier-on-base.html?ref=world__ This article talks about the first insider attack of 2013. The attack happened on Monday evening when an Afghan soldier shot and killed a British soldier who was helping to build new quarters for the Afghan National Army at Camp Hazrat,a small British and Afghan joint military patrol base in southern Afghanistan. media type="custom" key="12000749" [|http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/12/28/nr-starr-iran-hormuz-threat.cnn]