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NEWSWEEK EDUCATION PROGRAM

For High School and Advanced Middle School Students, Using Newsweek Magazine

Iraq's Repairman
Mission impossible? David Petraeus is tasked with rebuilding Iraq's security forces. An up-close look at the only real exit plan the United States has—the man himself.

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TOON TIME

1.	What is the topic of this cartoon?
2.	Who are the two characters in it?
3.	Who does the face at the lower edge of the cartoon represent?
4.	Why are his eyes drawn the way they are?
5.	The unexpected often makes us laugh.
6.	What is unexpected in this Spiderman drama?

FROM TEEN NEWSWEEK: FOR GRADES 6-8

Articles adapted for younger readers

You Are Not the Boss of Me!
• Frustrated by the shortage of summer jobs? Why not start your own company?

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