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StudentNews0417

（StudentNews）--April17,2012

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Hey,Carl,thisisEnglishclassfromSouthKorea.

SAM（PH）:

IamSam（ph）.

DUNONG（PH）:

IamDunong（ph）.

NISO（PH）:

I`mNiso（ph）.

MIGNON（PH）:

I`mMignon（ph）,andI`mteachingEnglishtothesekidsasavolunteer.

DALE（PH）:

I`mDale（ph）.

HANNAH（PH）:

I`mHannah（ph）.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Thisis--

GROUP:

CNNStudentNews.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Anintroductionfromhalfwayaroundtheworld--awesome.ThankyoutothosestudentsandthankstoallofyouforspendingpartofyourTuesdaywithCNNStudentNews.

Firstup,todayistheannualAprildeadlineforAmericanstofiletheirtaxes.Allright.Youhearabouttaxesallthetime.Therearedifferentkindsofthem,butthey`reallbasicallyfeesthatgovernmentscollectinordertopayforthegoodsandservicesthatgovernmentsprovide.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Federal,state,localgovernmentscansetdifferenttaxesfordifferentthings.Forexample,mostofyouhaveprobablypaidasalestax.That`sextramoneyyoupaywhenyoubuysomething.Ifyouhaveajobandnoticethatyourpaycheckislessthanyouexpected,thatmightbebecauseofwhatwastakenoutforincometaxes.

Thefederalgovernmentandmoststateschargeafeeonthemoneypeopleearn.That`swhattoday`sdeadlineisallabout.Everyyear,peoplehavetofiletheirincometaxreturns,whichlistswhattheyearnedandwhattaxesthey`vealreadypaid.Normally,thathastobedonebyApril15th.ThatwasaSundaythisyear,sopeopleweregivenanextratwodays.

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AZUZ:

Youmightbewonderingwhatthegovernmentusestaxmoneyfororwhenallthisstarted.That`spartofwhatLizzieO`Learyisgoingtoexplaininthisbreakdown.

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LIZZIEO`LEARY,CNNCORRESPONDENT:

Ifyoudon`tpayyourtaxes,theIRSwilleventuallyfindyou.Weknowalotofpeoplegethauledintocourtfortheirbacktaxes.

Aboutone-fifthofitgoestodefense.Aboutone-fifthgoestoSocialSecurity.Anotherfifthgoestohealthcare,andalittlelessthanthatgoestoveterans.

WehadanincometaxduringtheCivilWar.ThenitwasdeclaredunconstitutionalbytheSupremeCourtin1895.Thentheincometaxcamebackin1913,andthatsetsupthemodernincometaxasweknowittoday.

Oneofthereasonsthathistoriansthinkwepayinthespringwasatonepoint,taxeswerelevied,mostlyontherich,andtherichstartedtogetoutoftownforthesummerinthespring.Sothegovernmentwantedtocollecttaxesinthespringbeforerichpeopleskippedtown.

Wehaveaverycomplicatedtaxstructure,andalotofithasgrownupbecauseinterestgroupshaveaskedforcertainthingsasourtaxlawshavebeenrewritten.Thelasttimeitgotafullrewritewasbackin1986.Eversincethen,mostlawmakershavebeentalkingabouthowcomplicatedthetaxcodeis,butnoone`srewrittenit.

Thereareallsortsofbattlesaboutthetaxcode.Somepeoplehaveproposedflattaxes,anationalsalestax,whethertherichshouldpaymoreintaxes.Probablythebiggestbattleiswhethertaxcutspassedin2001and2003shouldexpireorbemadepermanent.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMr.McConnell`sEnglishclassatRobertLouisStevensonMiddleSchoolinLosAngeles,California.Riyadhisthecapitalofwhatcountry?

Youknowwhattodo.IsitEgypt,SaudiArabia,JordanorOman?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

RiyadhisthecapitalofSaudiArabia.It`salsothecountry`smostpopulatedcity.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

AnareaaroundthatMiddleEasterncapitalwasplungedintodarknesslastFridaybyamassivesandstormthathitSaudiArabia.ACNNiReportertookthisvideoofthestorm.Youcangetasenseforhowfaritstretches.

TheiReportersaidhe`sneverseenasandstormthisbigbefore.Behindhim--youseeitrightthere--totallyclear,butthenthere`sthisgiantcloudrushingforwardontheotherside.Hesaidwhenthestormdidfinallyreachwherehewas,itwasatotalblackout.Hejumpedinhiscarasthesandpassedover,andsaidthevehicleshookfortwostraightminutesfromthepowerofthestorm.

OurnextstorytakesusfromSaudiArabiauptoSyria.WereportedyesterdayonrenewedviolenceinthatcountryafteratemporarytrucelastThursday.Thatwasthedeadlineforacease-fireandapeaceplanputtogetherbyaUnitedNationsrepresentative.

U.N.observersareinSyriarightnow.They`retheretomonitorthesituation,seeifacease-firecanlast.Yesterdaybothsides,governmentandoppositionforces,reportedfighting.TheoppositionsaidthegovernmentwaslaunchingattacksonSyriancities.Thegovernmentblamedtheviolenceonarmedterrorists,aclaimit`smademanytimes.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Isthislegit?

inbaseballscoring,theletterKrepresentsastrikeout.

Yep.AforwardKmeansthebatterstruckoutswinging.Abackwardonemeansthebatterwascalledoutonstrikes.

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AZUZ:

Well,someMajorLeaguerswanttousetheirKstohelpstrikeoutmodern-dayslavery.It`spartofacampaigncalledFreetoPlay,andyoudon`thavetobeaprotogetinvolved.Allyouhavetodoisfollowyourfavoriteplayer`sstats.MarkMcKayhasmoredetailsonhowthisworks.

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MARKMCKAY,CNNCORRESPONDENT（voice-over）:

Springisintheair,andbaseballisback.Butbeforetheseplayersgetonthefield,somearehopingtofightanoff-the-fieldproblem,helpingchildrenwhohavefallenvictimtoslaveryandhumantrafficking.

JEREMYAFFELDT,SANFRANCISCOGIANTSPITCHER:

Thisisanopportunityforusasballplayerstojointogetherasoneunitasateamtocometogetherandtosupportsomethingthat`svery,veryimportant,especiallyforpeoplewhodream.Andwhenkidsgettraffickedandsomeofthatkillstheirdreams,we`vebeenprovidedtonsofopportunitiestodream,that`showwe`veaccomplishedourdream.

MCKAY:

JeremyAffeldt,theSanFranciscoGiantspitcher,isoneofthemostvocalathleteshelpingtofightslavery.Lastyear,foreverystrikeouthepitched,Affeldtdonated$250toNotforSale`sFreetoPlaycampaign,whichfundsathleticprogramsforchildrenwhohavebeentraffickedorexploited.

Lastyear,Affeldtconvincedhisfriend,MattHollidayoftheSt.LouisCardinals,totakeupthecause.Nowmorethan17playershavejoinedthefight,frompitcherstopositionplayers,onatleastninedifferentteams.

PAULGOLDSCHMIDT,ARIZONADIAMONBACKSFIRSTBASEMAN:

Tobehonest,Ididn`tevenknowitwasanissueintheworld.Andgladthat,youknow,peopleareouttheretryingtohelpkidsandpeopleallovertheworld.

JOSHCOLLMENTER,ARIZONADIAMONDBACKSPITCHER:

It`sdefinitelysomethingthatIwantedtomakesureIdid,wasbeabletogivebacktothecommunityandbearolemodelandhelpoutwhereyoucan.

MCKAY（voice-over）:

Andit`snotjustplayerswhocanhelp.NotforSalehaslaunchedaFacebookapp,allowingbaseballfanstocreatetheirownfantasyteamtoraisemoney.

DAVEBATSTONE,FOUNDER,NOTFORSALE:

Afancanchoseateamfortheirfavoriteteam,theirfavoriteplayer,theirfavoritestatandpledge50cents,adime,itdoesn`tmatterwhatthemoneyis,buttheycanparticipate.That`sgoingtoraisethisprogramtoanotherlevel.

MCKAY（voice-over）:

Fanscandonatebasedonanyplayer`sachievements,evenifthatplayerisnothimselfpledging.

BATSTONE:

Itreallycreatesthiscommunityaroundwelovebaseballandwe`regoingtouseitinawaythatIsurethatallkidsaroundtheworldarefreetoplay.

MCKAY（voice-over）:

MarkMcKay,CNN.

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AZUZ:

SpeakingyourmindcameuplastWednesday,whenwereportedoncontroversialcommentsmadebyMiamiMarlinsmanagerOzzieGuillen.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Chriswrote,"In`ALeagueofTheirOwn,`TomHankssaid,`There`snocryinginbaseball.`Evidentlythere`snofreedomofspeech,either.Thesuspensionisapitifulattempttoavoidaneconomicboycottandsetsaterribleprecedent."

Jodysays,"It`sonethingtospeakyourmind.It`sanothertohurtsomeone`sfeelings.It`snotillegal,butthatdoesn`tmeanit`sright"

RubencalledGuillen`scomments"kindadisrespectfulforthepeoplewholeftCubaforfreedominAmerica.PlusGuillen`sabaseballmanager.Heshouldn`tbeworriedaboutCastro,butabouthisbaseballteam."

Alexusthinks,"Peopleneedtokeeptheircommentstothemselves.Eventhoughit`srighttospeakyourmind,somethingsjustcan`tbesaidbecauseitcancomeoutthewrongway."

AndfromAmy,"Youshouldsaywhatyouwant.Butwhenyou`reinthepubliceyeandsaysomethingthat`sgoingtooffendpeople,youshouldbepreparedtohavelesspeoplelikeyou."

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AZUZ:

Beforewego,Ihopetheyhavesomeextrawidespacesinthestudentparkinglot,becausetheseguysaregoingtoneedalittlemoreroom.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

It`sAuburndale,Wisconsin`s"BringYourTractortoSchool"Day.Thetraditionbeginswithaparade,thenastopatthelocalelementaryschool.Itraisesawarenessabouttractorsafety,andletstheriderscelebratetheirregion`sfarmingheritage.Thisisthefifthyearfortheevent.

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AZUZ:

Andit`sobviouslyableto"a-tractor"drawsomeattention.We`reprettysurethatnextyearyoucanexpecta"reap-eat"performance,sincethis"farm"offun