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Of all the speeches at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, few offended conservative listeners more than the speech by Sandra Fluke.

There are plenty of good reasons to be annoyed. From the conservative point of view, Fluke is on the wrong side of a battle over religious freedom. Back in March, she testified in favor of a proposed Obama administration rule that would require Catholic institutions, like her own Georgetown University law school, to reject the teaching of their church and cover contraception in their university health plans -- plans not funded by taxpayers, by the way, but by tuition and other university revenues.

Now here Fluke was again, on the national stage, warning that a vote for the Republican ticket in 2012 was a vote for "an America in which you have a new vice president who co-sponsored a bill that would allow pregnant women to die preventable deaths in our emergency rooms. An America in which states humiliate women by forcing us to endure invasive ultrasounds we don't want and our doctors say we don't need.

"An America in which access to birth control is controlled by people who will never use it; in which politicians redefine rape so survivors are victimized all over again; in which someone decides which domestic violence victims deserve help, and which don't."

Shortly before Fluke spoke, conservative commentator Ann Coulter had tweeted: "Bill Clinton just impregnated Sandra Fluke backstage."

That was nothing compared with the outpouring of fury during and after the speech.

1. Where was the Democratic convention located?
2. Which city?
3. Were there any offensive speeches given?
4. Did one offend conservative participants?
5. By whom?
6. Does she recommend voting Republican in 2012?
7. What type of stage did she say this?
8. Did any commentators comment before she spoke?
9. How long before?
10. Who was it?
11. Is she liberal?
12. What is her orientation?
13. Which social media platform did she use?
14. Did she reference a former president in her comment?
15. Which one?
16. Has Fluke ever testified?
17. When?
18. Was she opposed to the rule?
19. Where did she go to college?
20. What did she study?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. North Carolina
2. Charlotte
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Sandra Fluke.
6. No
7. National
8. Yes
9. Shortly
10. Ann Coulter
11. No
12. Conservative
13. Twitter
14. Yes
15. Clinton
16. Yes
17. March
18. No
19. Georgetown University
20. Law

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Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league, sanctioned by U.S. Soccer, that represents the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada. MLS constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada. The league comprises 22 teams19 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada. The MLS regular season runs from March to October, with each team playing 34games; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters' Shield. The postseason includes twelve teams competing in the MLS Cup Playoffs through November and December, culminating in the championship game, the MLS Cup. MLS teams also play in other domestic competitions against teams from other divisions in the U.S. Open Cup and in the Canadian Championship. MLS teams also compete against continental rivals in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The first season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years: The league lost millions of dollars, teams played in mostly empty American football stadiums, and two teams folded in 2002. Since then, MLS has expanded to 22 teams, owners built soccer-specific stadiums, average MLS attendance exceeds that of the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA), MLS secured national TV contracts, and the league is now profitable.

1. When does the regular season start?
2. what's the leauge called?
3. is it pro or college?
4. How many teams does MLS have?
5. Are they in North America?
6. Which countries?
7. what happened in 1994?
8. is MLS always successful fiancincally?
9. How much did they lose?
10. do they have their own stadiums?
11. What made MLS more profitable?
12. how many games do they play each season?
13. what other competitions are they involved with?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. March
2. Major League Soccer
3. professional
4. 22
5. Yes
6. United States and Canada
7. successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup
8. no
9. millions of dollars
10. yes
11. owners built soccer-specific stadiums
12. 34
13. U.S. Open Cup and in the Canadian Championship

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CHAPTER XIX.

VITTORIA.

General Clausel fell back as Wellington advanced to Burgos, and the British laid siege to the castle of that place. Like all Wellington's sieges this was commenced with a wholly insufficient train of artillery, and without the time necessary to carry out regular siege operations. A considerable portion of the army were posted so as to watch Clausel. The place was badly fortified, but the French under Governor Dubreton defended themselves with immense skill and courage, the English assaults were repulsed, successful sorties were made by the garrison, and at last, after the failure of the fourth assault, the siege was given up, and the allied armies turned their faces once more towards Portugal.

It was time; the operations in the south upon which Wellington had relied to keep at least a portion of the French forces engaged, had failed signally, and the French generals were bringing up their troops from all parts of Spain, and General Souham, having under him Generals Clausel, Maucune, and Foy, with a force far superior to that of the British, advanced to give battle. Then Wellington, whose Anglo-Portuguese troops were much weakened by sickness, fell back rapidly, sending orders to General Hill, who commanded the troops left behind in Madrid, to evacuate that city, and to fall back and unite with him on the Tormes.

It was only by some masterly maneuvering and some stiff fighting at Venta de Pozo, on the Carrion, and on the Huebra, that Wellington drew off his army to Ciudad Rodrigo.

1. What two countries were fighting?
2. Who laid siege to a place?
3. And who commanded?
4. Where?
5. Who was defending the castle?
6. Led by who?
7. Was the siege successful for the English?
8. Did the French have a larger army?
9. Who had sick soldiers?
10. What ethnicity were they?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. The French and the English
2. the British
3. General Clausel
4. Burgos
5. the French
6. Governor Dubreton
7. no
8. no
9. Wellington
10. Anglo-Portuguese