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Answer the Following Questions on your own Paper.
1. What reasons has Abdullah Abdullah given for dropping out of Afghanistan's presidential runoff election? How have election officials responded to Abdullah's statements?
2. What insight, if any, do you think that the results of elections held around the U.S. tomorrow will offer about the political mood of the country?
3. Why do you think that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is working for a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians?
4. In your opinion, what should be the United States' economic priorities? Explain.
5. In your opinion, what might be the importance, if any, of conserving Guatemala's Mayan artifacts?