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StudentNews0308

（StudentNews）--March8,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Hi,I`mCarlAzuz.Beforewegetstartedtoday,IwanttosayhellotothestudentsatCalhounMiddleSchoolinCalhoun,Georgia.ItwasgreatseeingyouguysyesterdayattheCNNCenterhereinAtlanta.

Allright.Let`sgo.

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AZUZ:

TheRepublicanPartywillofficiallynameitspresidentialnomineeinaconversationinFloridainlateAugust.Don`tknowyetwhothatwillbe,andtheresultsofthisweek`sSuperTuesdaycontestdidn`tgiveadefinitiveanswer,thoughthefront-runnerstayedoutfront.ThreeoutoffourRepublicancandidateswonatleastonestateonTuesday.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

FormerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomneyhadthemostfirstplacefinishes.HewonhishomestateofMassachusettsplusIdaho,Vermont,Virginia,AlaskaandaclosewininOhio.

FormerSenatorRickSantorumcameinsecondinOhio,buthewoncontestsinTennessee,OklahomaandNorthDakota.FormerHouseSpeakerNewtGingrichclaimedvictoryinGeorgia.That`sthestateherepresentedinCongressfor20years.

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JohnKinglooksathowthingsstackupafterSuperTuesday,andhowthemathforthenextroundofcontestscouldbreakdown.

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JOHNKING,HOST,JOHNKINGU.S.A.:

Hasn`talwaysbeenpretty,butwhatyouwanttodoinpoliticsiswin.AndifyoulookatthemapnationallyyouseemoreRomneyredthananythingelse.SenatorSantorumhaswoninthemiddleofthecountry,includinghisSuperTuesdaywinsinTennessee,OklahomaandNorthDakota.

RomneywinninginIdahoonSuperTuesday,winninginVirginia,MassachusettsandVermont.ThebigwinforRomneyhereinOhio,winninggetsyouwhat?

Itgetsyoudelegates.Andsoifyoulooknowatthedelegatechase,theseareballparknumbers,notexactly,stillsomecalculationstodo.ButGovernorRomneycameintoSuperTuesdayjustabove200.Heendsitabove400.Thatisabiggainonabigday.

Takes1,144towin.NobodyisclosetoGovernorRomneyrightnow.Thatishisadvantagegoingforward.Overthenextweekorso,though,youmightnotseeanyRomneyvictories.KansasisupnextonSaturday,forthesakeofargument,let`sgivethatonetoSenatorSantorum.ThenwecometotwobigSoutherncontestsnextweek:

AlabamaandMississippi.

IfSpeakerGingrichcanwinthemandcontinuehistrekacrosstheSouth,firstitwasSouthCarolina,hisonlywinonSuperTuesdaycameathomeinGeorgia.IfhecanpickupAlabamaandMississippi,SpeakerGingrichwouldbeatightcontestforSenatorSantorumthenforsecondplace.GovernorRomneywouldpickupsomedelegatesandstillpullahead.

Here`sthebigchallengeforSenatorSantorum:

trytotakeMississippiandAlabamasothathecanmaketheargumentnextweekit`stimeforSpeakerGingrichtogetoutoftherace,togivehimashotatcatchinguptoGovernorRomneybecauseevenifSantorumwinsKansas,winsthetwoSouthernprizesnextweek,yes,hewouldclosethegap,buthewouldstillbewellbehindGovernorRomney.

Hewouldneed,atthatpoint,toconvinceSpeakerGingrichtogetout.Soaswelookatthenextweknowthis:

Romneyhasabigdelegatelead,notquiteyettothefinishline.

AndthebiggestquestionoverthenextsevendaysmightnotbewhathappenstoGovernorRomney,butwhetherGingrichandSantorumcanfigureoutwhetherthey`rebothinforthelonghaulorwhethertheimpactofthesetwoSouthernstatesconvincesoneofthemtosaygoodbye.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Miller`ssocialstudiesclassesatSeymourMiddleSchoolinSeymour,Indiana.Whatcountry`scapitalisDamascus?

Youknowwhattodo.IsitLibya,Syria,YemenorIran?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

DamascusisthecapitalofSyria,acountrythat`shometomorethan22millionpeople.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Andthat`swherethisvideowastaken.ThewomanontheleftisValerieAmos.She`stheheadofEmergencyReliefEffortsattheUnitedNations.AftermeetingwithofficialsinDamascus,AmoswasallowedtovisitHoms,acitythat`sbeenhammeredbySyrianmilitaryattacks.

Beforehertrip,AmossaidhergoalwastourgeeveryoneinvolvedinthefightinginSyriatoletreliefworkersintodeliversuppliesandevacuatepeoplewho`vebeenwounded.

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AZUZ:

SomeSyrianshavetriedtoescapetheviolencebyleavingtheircountry.NicRobertsonreportsonwhatlifeislikefortheserefugeesastheycrosstheborder.

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NICROBERTSON,CNNSENIORINTERNATIONALCORRESPONDENT（voice-over）:

HiddeninwoodsclosetotheLebaneseborder,LebaneseRedCrossambulanceswaitforSyria`swounded.Notfaraway,inthemountaintoptownofAarsal,moreSyriansaregettingLebanesehelp.

Theserefugeesarrivedtwodaysago.Manyarecamerashy.Some,though,arepreparedtotalkandtheirtalesarehorrific.SistersDalia（ph）andZaina（ph）bothsuffernightmares.

"IseeAssad`sforceskillingus,"shesays."Theshellingandshootingwasunbearable."

TheirfathertellsmetheyfledtheirhomejustacrosstheborderinAlQusuayrtwodaysago."Weweretolditwasgoingtobebombed,"hesays.Twelvepeopleliveinthistinyroom.Threefamilies,allsharingeachother`sgrief.Theyareafractionoftheestimated2,000whohavefledSyriainthepastfewdays,120ofthemcrammedintothiseight-roombuildingmadeforfarfewer.

Localofficialsareworrying.Theyarerunningoutofspace."Weexpectmorerefugees,"thedeputymayortellsme."Everyonewantstohelp,butwearefillingup.We`reaskingaidgroupstobuildacamp."

ThroughoutAarsal`sruggedalleyways,refugeesaresqueezinginwhereverthereisspace.

ROBERTSON:

TheU.N.refugeeagencysaysthatuntillastweek,ithadregisteredcloseto7,000refugeescrossingintonorthernLebanoninthepastyear.TheconcernisthatnowBasharal-Assad`snewmilitaryoffensiveiswellunderway.Thatnumbercouldrisedramatically--NicRobertson,CNN,Aarsal,Lebanon.

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AZUZ:

YoualreadyknowthatMarchisWomen`sHistoryMonth.Buttoday,March8th,isInternationalWomen`sDay.It`sactuallywhyMarchwaspickedforthemonth-longcelebration.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Allaroundtheworldtoday,governmentsandorganizationsareholdingeventslikethisonefrom2010.InternationalWomen`sDayhasbeencelebratedformorethan100years.Ithonorstheachievementsthatwomenhavemadeanditpromoteswomen`srights,especiallyindevelopingcountries.

ThattiesintotheU.N.`sthemeforthisyear`sInternationalWomen`sDay,whichisaboutempoweringruralwomenandendinghungerandpoverty.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Isthislegit?

Onanaverage,U.S.collegegraduatesmakearound$20,000morethanworkerswithahighschooldiploma.

Thisistrue,accordingtotheU.S.Censusinformationfrom2009.

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AZUZ:

Sochancesareyou`llgetabettersalaryifyougotocollege.Buthere`sthething:

you`renotgoingtodoaswellasyoumighthavearound10yearsago.ThisisbasedonanewstudyfromtheEconomicPolicyInstitute.Researcherstherefoundthatentrylevelwages,thesalarythatyoumightgetrightoutofcollege,wentdownfrom2000through2010.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Duringthat10-yearwindow,menwithacollegedegreesawtheirentrysalariesdropbymorethan11percent.Forwomen,itdroppedmorethan7.5percent.Lowersalariesmeansitcouldtakelongertopayoffstudentloansifyou`vegotthem,anditcouldlimitworkers`spendinghabits.

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AZUZ:

InterestingstoryforyououtofRhodeIsland.Ateenagerthereishavinghisdriver`slicensesuspendedforever.Thejudgewhomadethedecisionsaidit`stimeforachangeinattitudesaboutyoungpeopledriving.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

ThisgoesbacktoacarcrashinlastOctober.Theteenbehindthewheelwasdrivingonasuspendedlicense,whichmeanshe`dbeenintroublebefore.Hewasspeeding.Hewasallegedlycomingfromapartywheretherehadbeenalcohol.

Heandallthreeofhispassengerswereinjuredwhenhecrashedhiscarintoatree.NowthejudgesayshewillneverbeallowedtogetalicenseinRhodeIslandagain.

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AZUZ:

Thejudgesaysthelifetimebanwasthestrongestpenaltyavailable.Thelocalpolicechiefsayshethinksthedecisionisfair.Thestatesenatorsaysthejudgewenttoofar.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Now,wewanttogetyourtakeonthis.Doesthepunishmentfitthecrime?

Andifyoudon`tthinkso,whatshouldithavebeen?

Youbethejudge.Todayat,thestoryisnowfeaturedatthetopofourblog.Pleaserememberit`sfirstnamesonly,nolastinitialsorschoolorclassnames.Wecan`tpublishthat.Them`stherules.

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AZUZ:

Youcanusuallybankonsomethingkindofwackyinour"BeforeWeGo"segment.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Buttoday`sstorymighttakethecake.Ifyou`relookingforcashthisain`ttheATMforyou.Thisautomatedtellerdispensessomethingalotsweeter--cupcakes.AbakeryinBeverlyHillscameupwiththemachine,whichisthefirstofitskind.AndjustlikealotofATMs,it`sopentocustomers24hoursaday.Solet`ssayit`s2:

00amandyou`recravingacupcake?

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AZUZ:

YoucouldjusthitupthisATMtodealwithyourwithdrawal.Itcoulddefinitelyhel