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StudentNews0307

（StudentNews）--March7,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Hi,I`mCarlAzuz,andtodayelectionstakecenterstageinCNNStudentNews,butwe`renotjusttalkingabouttheonesintheUnitedStates,althoughthatisourfirststory.

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AZUZ:

SuperTuesday,thesinglebiggestdayonthepresidentialprimarycalendar,419delegatesbeingawarded,basedontheresultsofprimariesandcaucusesin10states.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Let`srunthroughthelist:

Georgia,OhioandTennesseehadthemostdelegatesupforgrabs.VotersalsowenttothepollsinVirginia,Vermont,Massachusetts,Oklahoma,NorthDakota,IdahoandoutinAlaskaaswell.

Here`swhatweknewwhenweproducedthisprogramlastnight:

CNNprojectedthatformerHouseSpeakerNewtGingrichwouldwinhishomestateofGeorgia.FormerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomneywastheprojectedwinnerinhishomestateofMassachusetts,andalsoinVirginiaandVermont.AndCNNprojectedthatformerSenatorRickSantorumwouldwininTennessee.

Thecontestsinsomeotherstates,likeOhio,weretooclosetocall,andotherslikeAlaskawerestillcominginlatelastnight.Noneofthosestateshadawinner-take-allcontest.Candidateswillbeawardeddelegates,basedonhowmanyvotestheygotineachstate.Thoughtheresultsofyesterday`sprimariesandcaucusescouldhelpdeterminehowtheracefortheRepublicanParty`snominationwillendup.

YoucangetthelatestupdatesandthefullresultsfromSuperTuesdayonourhomepage.Gotothe"Spotlight"sectionandclickontheCNNElectionCenterlink.

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AZUZ:

Theeconomy,especiallytheunemploymentrate,isoneofthebiggestissuesinthisyear`spresidentialcampaign.AlotofAmericanshavesaidit`llhaveanimpactonhowtheyvote.Sowewantedtolookattheeconomicsituationinthe10statesholdingcontestsonSuperTuesday.ChristineRomanshasthatbreakdownforus.

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CHRISTINEROMANS,HOST,"YOURBOTTOMLINE":

It`stwoissuesthataffectvotersmost:

whereyouliveandhowyoupaythebills.Let`sstartwithjobs.Insixofthe10SuperTuesdaystates,theunemploymentrateislowertodaythanwhenthepresidenttookoffice.Alaska,Massachusetts--lookatNorthDakota,3.3percent.

Ohio,Tennessee,andVermont,nowOhio,thebigbattlegroundstate,therateisdownfromwhenthepresidenttookoffice,downfromitshighoflastyear.Butstillanuncomfortable7.9percenttohalfamillionpeopletherearestilloutofwork.

Tennessee,therateisabovethenationalaverage--8.5percentthere.HereinGeorgia,Ohio,Oklahoma,Virginia,candidatescanrightfullysaythatthejoblessratehasrisensinceObamasteppedintotheWhiteHouse.

InNewtGingrich`shomestateofGeorgia,9.4percentwastheunemploymentrateattheendoflastyear.Andin2010,thestate`sjoblessratespikedtoanall-timehighof10.5percent.Idaho,Oklahoma,andVirginiaalsohavehigherratesthanwhenthepresidenttookoffice,butinOklahomaandVirginia,yougot6.3percentand6.1percent.That`sbetterthanthenationalaverage.

Iwanttotakealooknowathousingbecauseifyou`reunderwater,itmeansyouowemoreonthehomethanthehomeisworth,SuperTuesdaystateshavesomeofthehighestratesofunderwatermortgagesinthecountry.

Imean,takealookatGeorgia--33percentofhomeownersinGeorgiahaveahousethat`sunderwater.InIdaho,it`soneinfour.InVirginia,it`s23percent.ThisisaccordingtoCoreLogic.Andthenationalrateis22percent.

AndlookatOhio.ThatbattlegroundOhio,24percentofpeoplewhohavehomeloansowemoreonthehousethanthehouseisworth.AninterestingthingaboutOhio,it`soneofthereasonswhyOhioisalmostaproxyreallyforwhattheGOPnomineefacesinNovember.Dovotersfocusonhowbadthingsgot?

Orhowthey`reveryslowly,slowlyimproving?

ChristineRomans,CNN,NewYork.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Conn`sGeorgiastudiesclassesatFultonScienceAcademyMiddleSchoolinAlpharetta,Georgia.

Abouthowmanypeoplearethereintheworld?

Herewego.Isitaround5.5billion,6billion,7billionor8.5billion?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Theworld`spopulationreachedthe7billionmarklatelastyear.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ:

What`sincrediblehereisthatmorethanhalfoftheworld`spopulation--we`retalkingabout3.5billionpeople--couldbeaffectedbyelectionsthisyear.Nearly60countriesareholdingsomekindofelection,whetherit`slocal,stateornational.Someexpertsareconsideringhowthatmightimpacttheglobaleconomy.JohnDefteriosexplainswhyballotscouldequalbigbucks.

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JOHNDEFTERIOS,CNNREPORTER（voice-over）:

Thisyear,allovertheworld,politiciansaregearinguptohitthecampaigntrail.Voterstowoo,promisestobemade,electionstobewon.Aboutathirdoftheworld`snationsrepresentingnearlyhalfoftheglobaleconomygotothepollsthisyear,makingchoicesonlocal,stateornationallevels.

Traditionally,electionsareseenasgoodnewsforinvestors.Sothisyearshouldbe,intheoryatleast,abumperyear.

JIMROGERS,ROGERSHOLDINGS:

There`sgoingtobealotofgoodnewsinthenextfewmonths,nextyear,becausetherearealltheseelections.Andpoliticiansliketogetreelected.Sothey`regoingtospendalotofmoney.They`regoingtoprintalotofmoney,soyou`regoingtoseealotofgoodnewscomingout.

DEFTERIOS（voice-over）:

Sotheargumentgoes,politicianspromiserampedupspendingaheadofelectionsinanefforttocreatethefeel-goodfactor.Andvotersliketheprospectofmorejobsorextramoneyintheirpocket.

EconomicsisthetalkingcampaignsfromtheU.S.toEurope,incountrieslargeandsmall.VladimirPutinrecentlywontheRussianpresidencyonaplatformofincreasedgovernmentspendingoneverythingfromschoolstoshoringupthemilitary.

Othersintheworld`skeyemergingmarketsalsofaceelectionsthisyear,includingVenezuela,wherethere`sbeenincreasedpublicspendingaheadofOctober`sfaceoffbetweenPresidentHugoChavezandanenergizedopposition.

Meanwhile,inChina,thetransitiontonewleadershipwillbewatchedforanyshiftineconomicpolicy.

PROFESSORTIMLEUNIG,LONDONSCHOOLOFECONOMICS:

Well,historically,we`veseeneconomiesgetbigboostsinadvanceofelections.WethinkofLBJandtheGreatSociety.WethinkofBritaininthe1970s,orFrancoisMitterrandinFranceinthe1980s.

Morerecently,we`veseensouthernEuropeangovernmentsdowhattheywantedtodobeforeelectionsinordertowinthoseelections.Butitgetsharderoncenoonewilllendyouthemoneyandonceyoucannolongerprintthemoneytobuytheelection.

DEFTERIOS（voice-over）:

Andthingsaredifferentnow.Theglobaleconomy`sinthedoldrums,austerityisthenewbuzzword.GovernmentfinancesfromEuropetoAsiaaresqueezed.Politiciansaroundtheworldmustbalancetheirelectionambitionswiththeneweconomicreality.

Promisestheymaketodaystillhaveapricetobepaid,ifnotthisyear,thencertainlyintheyearstocome--JohnDefterios,CNN,AbuDhabi.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Thisdayinhistory,March7th,1876,AlexanderGrahamBellgetsapatentforhisrevolutionarynewinvention,thetelephone.

1933:

theboardgameMonopolyisinvented.Thegame`spropertiesarenamedafterstreetsinAtlanticCity,NewJersey.

1965:

civilrightsmarchersareattackedbyofficersastheycrosstheEdmundPettisBridgeinAlabama.

2010:

KathrynBigelowbecomesthefirstwomantowintheAcademyAwardforBestDirector.

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AZUZ:

HonoringfemalefirstslikeKathrynBigelow`sOscarwinispartofwhatWomen`sHistoryMonthisallabout.OurnextstoryisonAshleyFiolek.She`snostrangertobreakingnewground.Afewyearsago,shebecametheyoungestchampioneverinhersport,andthatwasjustthestartofhermotocrossaccomplishments.Checkthisout.

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ASHLEYFIOLEK,MOTOCROSSCHAMPION（throughtranslator）:

Hello,I`mAshleyFiolek.I`madeafwomen`smotocrossprofessionalracer.AndI`mathree-timewomen`smotocrosschampandatwo-timesgoldmedal（inaudible）.

Mygrandfather,he`sabiginspirationtome.He`stheonewhogotmydadintoracing,andthenmydadgotmeintoracing.Mebeingdeaf,itdoesn`treallybotherme.Igrewupdeaf.It`swhatIknow.IthinkIstrugglemorewithbeingawomaninaman`ssportthanbeingdeaf.Girls`workishard,so,guys,weshouldbeoutthere,too.

HANNAHHODGES,TEENRACER:

Ashley`shelped,youknow,women`smotocrossalot,anditjustmakesmewanttoridemore.

FIOLEK（throughtranslator）:

IwasthefirstdeafpersonwhowonagoldmedalatXGames.Iwasthefirstwomantojoinafactoryraceteam,thefirstgirlonamajormotocrossmagazinecover.IthinkI`dliketoleaveamessageandsayanythingispossible.

Iwouldtellanyyounggirlthatwantstobecomearacerorhasagoalintheirlife,youknow,workonitandyourdreamwillcometrue.

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AZUZ:

Allright.Beforewegotoday,wehaveforyouarecord-settingrobot.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

We`regoingtowarnyou,though,itlookskindofstrange.Itlooksalotstrange.Butyoudon`twanttogetintoaracewiththisthing,becauseit`saroboticcheetah,anditcantakeoffat18milesperhour.

Now,ofcourse,thoseofyouwhoknowcheetahsknowthatthat`salotslowerthan