Question: Washington (CNN) -- Mexican drug cartels have used cash and sexual favors as tools to corrupt U.S. border and customs agents, an inspector general investigation has found.

In exchange, agents allow contraband or unauthorized immigrants through inspection lanes, protect or escort traffickers or leak sensitive information, said Charles Edwards, acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security.

Testifying before a Senate subcommittee, Edwards cited the Zetas drug cartel as one of the leaders "involved increasingly in systematic corruption."

He did not elaborate on how non-cash methods of corruption, like sexual favors, have been used to corrupt agents.

Since October 2004, 127 Customs and Border Protection employees have been arrested or indicted for acts of corruption, said agency Commissioner Alan Bersin, speaking at the same hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon's offensive against the drug cartels, combined with a surge in the hiring of border agents in recent years, have multiplied the risks of corruption, Bersin said.

Today, the Border Patrol counts more than 20,700 agents, more than double its size in 2004. Bersin implied that the rapid hiring spree may have come at the cost of hiring less qualified agents.

"The accelerated hiring pace under which we operated between 2006 and 2008 -- and, frankly, mistakes from which we are learning -- exposed critical organizational and individual vulnerabilities within CBP," he said.

To face this challenge, the commissioner touted the passage of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010, which requires that by 2013, all the agency's law enforcement applicants must receive a polygraph test before being hired. It also calls for periodic reinvestigations into the background of its agents. 1. who is the president of Mexico?
2. How many are working for border patrol today?
3. Is this the same as in 2004?
4. How many employees have been arrested?
5. Between what years was the higher hiring rate?
6. who is the acting inspector general mentioned?
7. what organization does he work for?
8. Is cash used for corruption?
9. what about non-cash?
10. what is the non-cash example used?
11. what drug cartel is mentioned?
12. who is being corrupted?
13. what tests are the agents supposed to receive?
14. by when?
15. according to what act?
16. who is the commissioner mentioned?
17. where was he speaking?
18. Do agents leak private information?
19. What else do they do?
20. What did Edwards call the corruption? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Felipe Calderon
2. more than 20,700 agents,
3. no
4. 127
5. between 2006 and 2008
6. Charles Edwards,
7. Department of Homeland Security.
8. yes
9. yes
10. sexual favors
11. Zetas drug cartel
12. U.S. border and customs agents,
13. a polygraph test
14. by 2013
15. he Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010,
16. Alan Bersin
17. a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs.
18. yes
19. allow contraband or unauthorized immigrants through inspection lanes,
20. systematic corruption.

Question: "Ladies and gentlemen,we got him!"

With those words,Paul Bremer,the US's top administrator in Iraq,told the world that Saddam Hussein had been caught.

Saddam was found last Saturday night hiding in a hole on the land of his former cook.He had a gun with him when he was found by US soldiers,but did not use it.He also had US $750 000."He was quite cooperative .Not one shot was fired,"said Richardo Sanchez,the US's top army official in Iraq.

Saddam Hussein was the leader of Iraq from 1979 to April 2003.In 1990,he went to war with Kuwait ,one of Iraq's neighbours.Iraq's army killed many Kurds living there.The US and other countries went to war with Iraq in 1991 to get the Iraq army out of Kuwait.The war was won quickly by the American-led army.But Saddam was left to lead Iraq.

In 2003,America said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and decided to go to war with Saddam again.

The US-led army occupied Iraq in April.But they could not find Saddam.Saddam had around 30 hiding places in the country and he moved among them every four hours.The US-led army only found him after being told where he was by one of his former workers.

America and Britain now want to put Saddam on trial for "war crimes ",such as killing Kurds in the 1990s.

George W.Bush,the US President,wants Saddam to "pay the ultimate penalty " for such crimes.By that,he means the death penalty.The UN and European countries,though,do not want Saddam to be put to death. 1. Who was captured?
2. Who captured him?
3. did he put up a fight?
4. where was he found?
5. did they find hi quickly after the Army took over Iraq?
6. did he have one really good hidey spot or many?
7. about how many?
8. what country did he lead?
9. during what years?
10. who went to war with him in 1991
11. who won?
12. why did the USA go after the again two decades later?
13. what did the leader of the USA want to happen to Saddam?
14. did other countries support that?
15. who was the leader of the USA then?
16. who announced Saddam had been captured?
17. who was he?
18. did Saddam have a weapon when he as captured?
19. did he use it?
20. did he have anything else with him? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Saddam Hussein
2. The US-led army
3. No
4. In a hole on the land of his former cook
5. No
6. Many
7. Around 30
8. Iraq
9. From 1979 to April 2003
10. The US and other countries
11. The American-led army.
12. Over weapons of mass destruction
13. The death penalty.
14. No
15. George W.Bush
16. Paul Bremer
17. The US's top administrator in Iraq
18. Yes
19. No
20. Yes

Question: Prison Breakis a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.

Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?

Miller,35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.

Miller didn't take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn't even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university's singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.

Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. "My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place," Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he

first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, _

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia(<<>> ). He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were castingPrison Breaktwo years later. With a golden globe nomination and another season ofPrison Breakon his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood. 1. What is the name of the show?
2. Whats the nameof the actor?
3. How old is he?
4. Where did he graduate from?
5. What year?
6. What degree?
7. Where did he move after graduating?
8. What was his first job?
9. What is the name of the character?
10. Where did he grow up?
11. What year did he star in Dinotopia?
12. What is his nationality? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Prison Break
2. Wentworth Miller
3. 35
4. Princeton University
5. 1995
6. English
7. Hollywood
8. production assistan
9. Michael Scofield
10. unknown
11. 2002
12. American