After the chaos in Florida, the two school presidents got together to win funding to improve the voting system. The system should also give everyone a record of their vote, so they know exactly what they have done at the polls. Send us a political cartoon showing how you felt about the process. In 1972 President Nixon visited Beijing, China, to reopen contact with the United States. They were giant pandas, an endangered species and a precious gift of friendship.
Pandas are rare.
Optimists estimate there are fewer than 1,000 giant pandas remaining in the bamboo forests of western China. Naturally zookeepers were hopeful that the couple would have offspring, but it wasn't to be. Ling-Ling gave birth four times to five cubs, but none lived for more than a few days. Children and adults alike were drawn to their dark eyes and button noses that gave them the appearance of stuffed animals. Zoo estimates placed the number of visitors a year at about 3 million.