1) Unknown.  "Obama to Reach out to Muslims in Indonesia Speech."  BBC - Homepage.  9 Nov. 2010.  Web. 09 Nov. 2010.

United States President Barack Obama plans to give a speech at the University of Indonesia to about 6,000 people.  Indonesia, the country with the largest population of Muslims, is a rapidly growing economic country with tolerance for religious differences.  Obama plans to speak about his early years living in the country, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the conflict between Israel and Palestine, as he did in his 2009 speech in Cairo, Egypt -- a very successful speech.  However, since the Cairo speech, research shows that, in the eyes of Muslims, Obama's credibility has slumped.  In Indonesia, Obama hopes to "improve ties with the Muslim world."

This is an important article, because the conflict of Islam and how it has affected Obama's presidency are major topics in my mind.  The conflicts in the middle east are primarily about religion, I feel that his addressing this will be an important action to make Muslims believe that Obama is trying to help their people. 

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2) Kinver, Mark.  "Illegal Tiger Trade 'killing 100 Big Cats Each Year'" BBC - Homepage. 9 Nov. 2010.  Web. 09 Nov. 2010.

Recent studies have found that an estimated 1,000 wild tigers have been killed for trade in the last decade.  Their population has decreased to only 3,500.  Common parts wanted from a tiger include skins, bones, and claws.  Since October of 1987, tigers have been considered "threatened with extinction," but still many illegal trading has occurred (and continues to occur) since then.  India, Nepal, and China are home to many of these animals (India alone has a half of the the world's tiger population), so those are the locations in which most of the seizures of tiger poaching transpire.  Officials say that the way to prevent further poaching is to have a higher risk of seizure, but more importantly, have a change in the people of Asia so that they no longer demand tiger parts.

Tigers are beutiful animals, and it makes me very sad to see that they are being poached when there are so few left.  I want to be able to some day see tigers in the wild in Asia, and for my children and grandchildren to be able to see them, too.  This article makes me want to take action, but it pains to know that I can't make much of a difference.  

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