Daily News Article - September 9, 2008
1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when found in paragraph 1 of this article.
(NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details and the why and/or how.)
2. What information did Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman give about what had and had not been taken by the Russians?
3. a) What agreement with Russia is the Bush administration withdrawing from Congress?
b) How are the Russians reacting to this news?
4. What type of aid has the U.S. promised to Georgia?
5. a) What was the U.S. military equipment doing in shipping containers in the Georgian port of Poti?
b) What does the European Command suspect the Russians stole from the military shipping container?
6. Do you agree with President Bush's decision to cancel the nuclear energy agreement with Russia? Explain your answer.