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<h3><a href="http://blog.historians.org/what-we-are-reading/945/what-were-reading-december-17-2009-edition" title="Permanent link to this article">What We’re Reading: December 17, 2009 Edition</a></h3> 
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	<p><a href="http://www.history.com/video.do?name=People_Speak&#38;bcpid=46204248001&#38;bclid=53402872001&#38;bctid=53245675001" target="_blank"><img src="/images/527.jpg" alt="Matt Damon reads the Declaration of Independence on the History Channel" align="right" /></a>In the news this  week, the National Coalition for History reports on the lawsuit that&rsquo;s been  dropped now that 22 million e-mails from the Bush administration, that were  thought lost, have been found. Also, check out the China Beat blog&rsquo;s roundup of  China-related talks around the world and at the AHA&rsquo;s upcoming 124th  annual meeting. We bring you articles on a variety of topics this week,  including: studying Civil War secession at the Abbeville Institute, using the  economy as a teaching moment, and presenting climate change through an  interactive timeline. We came across two articles on trains this week:&nbsp; the New York MTA is running 1930s trains this  month and the Orient Express has arrived at its final destination for good. Two  links this week feature video content: the History Channel&rsquo;s &ldquo;The People Speak&rdquo;  videos feature notable actors performing famous speeches and PBS&rsquo;s NewsHour has  a channel on YouTube. Finally, get in the  holiday spirit with the historical essay that accompanies the White House  Christmas ornament and the Neediest Cases Campaign of 1912.</p>
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	<p><li><a href="http://historycoalition.org/2009/12/15/obama-administration-settles-lawsuit-over-missing-bush-white-house-e-mails/" target="_blank">Obama  Administration Settles Lawsuits Over Missing Bush White House E-Mails</a><br />

The National Coalition for History reports that on December 14, the National  Security Archive (NSA) and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington  (CREW) reached a settlement with the Obama administration the millions of  missing e-mails from the Bush White House servers.&nbsp; An estimated 22 million e-mails that were  assumed lost were recovered as a result of the lawsuits.</li></p>
	<p><li><a href="http://www.thechinabeat.org/?p=1260" target="_blank">China-Related  Talks Around the World</a><br />

The China Beat blog has put together a list of sessions at the AHA&rsquo;s 124th  Annual Meeting that may be of &ldquo;interest to China-focused conference-goers.&rdquo;  They&rsquo;ve also listed a few other events in California  and Japan. </li><br />
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	<p><li><a href="http://chronicle.com/article/Secretive-Scholars-of-the-Old/49337/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en" target="_blank">Scholars  Nostalgic for the Old South Study the Virtues of Secession, Quietly</a><br />

Some scholars from mainline universities are rethinking Civil War  secession at the Abbeville Institute. </li></p>
	<p><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/12/education/12courses.html?_r=1" target="_blank">Colleges  Turn the Economic Crisis Into a Lesson Plan</a><br />

Professors across the country have started using the current economic climate  as a backdrop for lessons across numerous disciplines, from economics, to  political science, to sociology, to American history, and even to English  literature.</li></p>
	<p><li>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/07/science/20091207_CLIMATE_TIMELINE.html" target="_blank">Science  and Politics of Climate Change</a><br />

The <em>New York Times</em> presents an  interactive timeline that starts in 1820 and ends on December 7, 2009 with the  talks in Copenhagen.</li><br />
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<li><a href="http://gothamist.com/2009/12/06/nostalgia_train_running_on_december.php" target="_blank">Nostalgia  Train Running On December Sundays</a><br />

The New York  Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be running 1930&rsquo;s era trains on  Sundays during the month of December. See the MTA <a href="http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=091203-NYCT195a" target="_blank">press release  here.</a> </li></p>
	<p><li><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121365224" target="_blank">The  Orient Express Takes Its Final Trip</a><br />

PBS travel guide Rick Steves recounts the nostalgia associated with the Orient  Express, which took its last trip this past Monday. Peruse pictures and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=121365224&m=121374114" target="_blank">listen</a> to the conversation between Steves and NPR&#8217;s Scott Simon.</li><br />
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	<p><strong>Video </strong><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.history.com/content/people-speak" target="_blank">The People Speak</a><br />

The History Channel&rsquo;s &ldquo;The People Speak&rdquo; videos feature famous actors  performing famous speeches. Watch <a href="http://www.history.com/video.do?name=People_Speak&bcpid=46204248001&bclid=53402872001&bctid=53245675001" target="_blank">Matt  Damon recite</a> the Declaration of Independence, <a href="http://www.history.com/video.do?name=People_Speak&bcpid=46204248001&bclid=53402872001&bctid=53260255001" target="_blank">Benjamin  Bratt reading</a> J.W. Loguen&rsquo;s Letter to Sarah Logue, <a href="http://www.history.com/video.do?name=People_Speak&bcpid=46204248001&bclid=53402872001&bctid=53244452001" target="_blank">Christina  Kirk and Josh Brolin performing</a> the Susan B. Anthony Suffrage Trial, and  more. Also, download the related <a href="http://www.history.com/minisites/people-speak/images/09-0348_IdeaBook_tps.pdf" target="_blank">classroom  study guide (PDF).</a> </li></p>
	<p><li><a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/pbs-newshour-comes-to-youtube.html" target="_blank">PBS  NewsHour Comes to YouTube</a><br />

The Official Google Blog explores the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/pbsnewshour" target="_blank">PBS NewsHour channel</a> on YouTube.</li><br />
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	<p><strong>Holidays</strong><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_ornament/ornament.html" target="_blank">2009 White  House Christmas Ornament</a> <br />

This year&rsquo;s White House Christmas Ornament commemorates Grover Cleveland&rsquo;s time  as president, but if you don&rsquo;t want to buy, just read the <a href="http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_ornament/ornament_historical-essay.html" target="_blank">historical  essay on it</a> for free. </li></p>
	<p><li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/08/nyregion/20081109_NEEDIESTHISTORY/index.html" target="_blank">The  Neediest Cases: Generations of Giving</a> &nbsp;<br />

&ldquo;The granddaughter of Adolph S. Ochs tells the story of the founding of the  Neediest Cases Campaign in 1912 with images from past campaigns.&rdquo;</li><br />
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	<p><em>Contributors:  Elisabeth Grant, Vernon  Horn, and Jessica Pritchard</em></p>


 
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