Q: Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country.

Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington.

Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963.

Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children.

Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes.

Answer the following questions:
1. who was Katharine Meyer Graham?
2. when was she born?
3. where?
4. where was she raised?
5. was her family poor?
6. where did she go to school?
7. when?
8. when did she graduate?
9. why did her dad buy The newspaper?
10. which paper?
11. when did he buy it?
12. what was her job with the paper?
13. was she ever married?
14. to who?
15. what was his job?
16. for who?
17. did Philip ever come work for the paper?
18. was he successful there?
19. Did they have kids?
20. how many?
21. what was she known as?
22. how did her husband die?
23. when?
A: 1. owner and publisher of The Washington Post
2. in 1917
3. New York City
4. in New York and Washington
5. no
6. the University of Chicago
7. unknown
8. 1938
9. because it was failing
10. The Washington Post
11. 1933
12. editing letters to the editor
13. yes
14. Philip Graham
15. a clerk
16. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter
17. yes
18. yes
19. yes
20. four
21. the most powerful woman in America
22. He killed himself
23. 1963
Q: The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. The United States Census officially recognizes six racial categories: White American, Black or African American, Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; a category called "some other race" is also used in the census and other surveys, but is not official. The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as an "ethnicity" (not a "race") distinct from others that composes the largest minority group in the nation.

The United States Supreme Court unanimously held that "race" is not limited to Census designations on the "race question" but extends to all ethnicities, and thus can include Jewish and Arab as well as Polish or Italian or Irish, etc. In fact, the Census asks an "Ancestry Question" which covers the broader notion of ethnicity initially in the 2000 Census long form and now in the American Community Survey.

, white Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.3% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17.8% of the total U.S. population, making up the largest ethnic minority. The White, non-Hispanic or Latino population make up 61.3% of the nation's total, with the total White population (including White Hispanics and Latinos) being 76.9%.

Answer the following questions:
1. What question does the Census ask about ethnicity?
2. Who is the racial majority in America?
3. What is the biggest minority?
4. What amount of the population are they?
5. What is the Ancestry Question?
6. What is it?
7. What form was it originally on?
8. What is it on now?
9. How many racial categories are currently recognized by the Census?
10. Is there another category that is unofficial?
11. What is it?
12. What is the category for someone of 2 races?
13. Can Jewish count as a race?
14. What about Polish?
15. What did the Supreme Court decide?
16. What are Hispanic and Latino considered?
17. What percentage of the US population do they comprise?
A: 1. Hispanic or Latino or not
2. white Americans
3. African Americans
4. 13.3%
5. it covers ethnicity
6. unknown
7. Census long form
8. the American Community Survey
9. six
10. yes
11. some other race
12. people of two or more races
13. no
14. no
15. race is not limited to Census designations
16. an ethnicity
17. 17.8%
Q: Rome (CNN) -- Italian center-left politician Enrico Letta has fully accepted a mandate to form a government, he told reporters Saturday.

Letta made the announcement after meeting with President Giorgio Napolitano, who had given him that mandate on Wednesday.

The 46-year-old former deputy prime minister and his ministers will be sworn in on Sunday at 11:30 a.m., the presidential palace said.

Parliament is expected to confirm his government through a vote of confidence on Monday.

Letta's acceptance of the leadership role is expected to limit the uncertainty that has gripped the nation since February, when elections left none of the candidates with enough support to form a government.

He gave reporters a list of his 18 ministers, two of whom are members of the center-right People of Freedom Party led by three-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Three of the ministers are holdovers from the government of Mario Monti, the outgoing prime minister.

Nearly all the others are members of Letta's Democratic Party or people close to it.

Letta had accepted Napolitano's request to take the job with reservations

Napolitano, 87, was re-elected by Italy's Parliament on Saturday to an unprecedented second term as president.

February's general election resulted in a three-way split among the right, the left and a wild-card party.

Letta said this week that the most important step would be to tackle the country's 11.6% unemployment rate, which has pushed many young Italians to leave the country.

The second most pressing issue facing Italy is the need for political reform, he said.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who gave Letta a mandate?
2. Who is he?
3. When was it given?
4. What kind of vote is Parliament expected to give
5. When?
6. What will that doe?
7. How old is Letta?
8. What was his prior position?
9. Where will his swearing in be held?
10. When
11. What time?
12. Is he the only one being sworn in?
13. Who else is?
14. How many ministers will he have?
15. What party are most of the ministers from?
16. Are any from the last government?
17. How many?
18. Who was the previous prime minister?
19. How old is Napolitano?
20. How many times has he won the presidential election?
A:
1. Giorgio Napolitano
2. The President
3. Wednesday
4. a vote of confidence
5. Monday
6. confirm his government
7. 46
8. deputy prime minister
9. unknown
10. Sunday
11. 11:30 a.m
12. no
13. his ministers
14. 18
15. the Democratic Party
16. yes
17. three
18. Mario Monti
19. 87
20. two