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The World: Crossword Puzzle

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4 . _ Care Act defines part time as 30 hours or less and claims employers don't have to get tax penalties if part-time employees aren't given health insurance

5. 30 minutes a day of this will keep you healthy and in shape 6. Growing concept, the idea international community

7. News today is the _ of tomorrow 9. Dentists give you this to clean your teeth, also in some of the water supply

10.Necessary to life, but shortening in supply, many countries might go to war over this substance in the future

15. Country with the fastest growing economy in the Western Hemisphere

19. Middle Eastern country that the U.S. is still at war with after over a decade

20. Acronym and Agency of Homeland Security in charge of responding to disasters on the home front

21. _ Arms Treaty to be up for ballot by the UN later in march to restrict the sale of illegal firearms internationally

22. _ Warming can be blamed for many of the world's modern natural disasters

23. Popular fitness regime; Ancient Asian exercise and meditation which promotes overall wellness 24._ of Mass Destruction was the original platform Bush used to Invade Iraq

26. Safer and cleaner substitute for plastic products 30. Substance legalized in many states for medicinal purposes

32.Two words; Caribbean island and territory of the U.S. which was recently considered on referendum to become a state 33. Statue of _ , gift from the France located in NYC

38. Food that is grown without chemicals or additives 39. Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

40. _ D is found in sunlight and dairy products, elevates peoples moods and promotes bone health

41. The Northern Section of this region has been making propaganda videos against the U.S.

42. The Midwest's crops experienced this a few months earlier; when crops go dry they experience a _

43. Two words; A drug which made sensational headlines in the news last summer, the biggest story came out of Miami 45. Companies going _ will help preserve the environment; a color

46. North American Spanish country which is suffering greatly due to the International Drug War 47. _ Wars occurred during the early 90's after the fall of Yugoslavia

49. The Arab _ sparked Middle Eastern revolutions in 2010- the present; Also a name for one of the four seasons

50._ Strikes committed in the Middle East by UAV's to destroy the Taliban often result in civilian casualties

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1. Aka Bisphenol A; Chemical which is harmful to you're body found in plastics 2. There are only a few major Media _ in the world

3. _ and Republicans are the two main political parties in the U.S. although there are countless more 8. Two words; Examples of this are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

11. President who was in charge of fueling the Central American Contras to continue the Drug and Arms trade

12. The Cuban _ Crisis was avoided by Kennedy and prevented the U.S. and Russia from going to War 13. South American Country where the new pope is from

14. People who do not consume meat products and have lower chances of getting cancer

16. Southeastern Asian country which is currently undergoing a governmental opposition; Capital of this country is Dhaka

17. New York City mayor who banned the sale of large soft drinks and the display of cigarettes in stores 18. Venezuelan revolutionary president who died recently

25. This free Boston art paper which recently went out of business; Also the capital of Arizona 27. Site of nuclear Disaster in the Ukraine

28. The government that China and Russia are run by 29. Middle Eastern country trapped in civil war under the Assad Regime

31. _ reduces waste and helps protect the environment 32. This act passed by President Bush and Extended by Obama infringes on American citizen's Bill of Rights

34. Middle Eastern country the United States recently went to war with/ former Mesopotamia 35. Chemical in bodies which increases body fat when stress occurs

36. A chemical used during the Vietnamese war which still causes many health problems within the population; also a fruit and color.

37. Staying away from food heated in or packaged in this may decrease your risk of cancer 44. The happiest state to live in in The United States

48. A _ is a terrible thing to waste 49. Hurricane ravaged the northeast and Caribbean in October of 2012