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(CNN Student News) -- May 23, 2008

Get a clue -- Use each of the following clues to figure out the item, person, place or event that is being described from stories you saw on CNN Student News this week. Write your answers in the space provided.

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1. During his visit to the Middle East, President George W. Bush stated that he supports a "two-state solution," which refers to the creation of an independent Palestinian state that would exist alongside this state.

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2. He is the 8th secretary-general of the United Nations.

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3. Everglades National Park is located in this U.S. state.

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4. This country observed three days of mourning for the victims of a recent earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people.

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5. These two U.S. states held presidential primaries on Tuesday.

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6. This former U.S. House speaker created the "Learn & Earn" program, which pays students to take part in after-school tutoring.

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7. This delta in Myanmar, which was devastated by Cyclone Nargis, is responsible for producing about 60 percent of the nation's rice crop.

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8. This Massachusetts senator was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor.

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9. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, this is the most expensive university in the United States.

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10. This economic term refers to the income that any investment provides in a specific period of time.

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