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afterthefrozendrink.Butyesterday'
smeetingbetweenPresidentObamaandcongressionalleaderswasachancetotalkabouthowtheymightworktogetherafteramidtermelectionseasonthatgotprettytense.Asaresultofthemidtermelections,RepublicanswilltakecontroloftheHouseofRepresentativesinJanuary;
DemocratswillstillcontroltheSenate.Duringthemeeting,PresidentObamaandRepublicanleaderssaidthateventhoughtheyhopetoworktogether,theyhavesomeprettybigdifferencesaboutwhattheythinkisthebestwayforward.Onethingtheydoagreeon:
movingforwardwillinvolveeveryone.
U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:
TheAmericanpeopledidnotvoteforgridlock.Theydidn'
tvoteforunyieldingpartisanship.They'
redemandingcooperationandthey'
redemandingprogress,andthey'
llholdallofus--andImeanallofus--accountableforit.
REP.JOHNBOEHNER,（R）HOUSESPEAKER-DESIGNATE:
Wehadaveryfrankconversation,anditwasinterestingthatbothDemocratsandRepublicans,andthepresident,understoodwhattheAmericanpeoplehadtosayonElectionDay,Ithink,prettyclearly.
FoodSafetyBill
Thatwasn'
ttheonlythinghappeninginWashingtonyesterday.TheSenatepassedafoodsafetybillthatwouldgivemorepowertotheFoodandDrugAdministration.TheHousepassedasimilarbillmorethanayearago.Thegoalofthebillistohelpmakethecountry'
sfoodsupplysafer.Thiscomesafterrecentrecallsonthingslikelettuce,peanutsandeggs.Insomeofthosesituations,therecallswerevoluntaryandhadtobedonebythecompaniesthatproducethefood.Withthisnewbill,theFDAcouldordertherecalldirectly.Somecriticsthinkthatthebillisunfairtosmallfarmers.Theyarguethatsincemostoftheserecallsarefrombigcompanies,thesmallerfarmersshouldn'
thavetobeheldtothesamestandards.
UnemploymentBenefits
AnotherissueinfrontofCongress:
unemploymentbenefits.Thisisthemoneythatpeoplegetfromthegovernmentwhenthey'
velosttheirjobs.Andforalotoffolks,thelastcheckisinthemail.That'
sbecausethedeadlinetofileforextendedunemploymentwasyesterday.About2millionAmericansareexpectedtostopgettingchecksinDecember.Congresscouldextendtheunemploymentbenefits,buttheyhaven'
tdecidedwhetherornottheywanttodothatyet.Partofthereasonmightbethepricetag.Oneproposaltoextendunemploymentintonextyearwouldcostmorethan$56billion.
BlogReport
YoulitupbothourFacebookpageandourblogwithcommentsabouttheproposedDREAMActwecoveredyesterday.FromFDeannasayswhatshedoesn'
tlikeaboutthedreamactisthatit'
spricey,andsheaskswherewe'
dgetthemoneytopassitinatougheconomy.RoscoesaystheActcouldpossiblytakeAmericanstudents'
opportunitiesaway,andasksiftheimmigrantsaretryingtogetinthemilitaryoracollegedegree,whystopthem?
Darrynsaysprosincludethechanceforillegalimmigrantstogaincitizenship;
consincludefillingupcollegespaceforpeoplewhoarealreadyU.S.citizens.Youmightseeapatternofprosandcons.Alotofpeoplearetornonthis.Nowwe'
regonnatakeyoutotheblogandMcKenna,whowrites,"
ThegirlonTuesday'
sshowwastryingtomaketheworldbetterbygoingtomedicalschool,andofficialsareproposingtosendherbackover.Why?
Shehaseveryrighttostay."
AndShaeisalsoonthefenceonthisone:
havingaproblemsupportingillegalimmigrantsthroughfederaltaxes,butseeingeveryoneaspeoplewhoshouldbeallowedtofollowtheirdreams.Wearegettingsomeexcellentcommentsonourblog.Pleasekeepthemcoming.
WorldAIDSDay
TodayisDecember1standit'
salsoWorldAIDSDay.AIDSstandsforacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndromeanditkillednearly2millionpeoplein2009.WorldAIDSDayaimstoturnthatnumberaround.Theeventisdesignedtoraiseawarenessaboutthisdiseaseandhowitcanbetreatedandprevented.WorldAIDSDayalsoinvolveseventslikethisonewherepeoplevisittheAIDSQuilt,amemorialtosomeofthevictimswholosttheirlivestoAIDS.
IsThisLegit?
MICHELLEWRIGHT,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Isthislegit?
TheAtlantichurricaneseasonlaststhroughtheendoftheyear.Notlegit!
Infact,itendedyesterday,November30th.
HurricaneSeason
Onethingwewanttobeclearabout:
thatdoesn'
tmeantherecan'
tbeanymorehurricanesthisyear.Thehurricaneseasonisjustwhenthey'
remostlikelytoshowup.Thisyear,alotshowedup.12hurricanesformedintheAtlanticOceanduring2010.That'
sthe2ndmostever,andfiveofthosebecameatleastcategorythreestorms.19stormsgotnamesthisyear,the3rdmostever.Youdon'
thavetobeahurricanetogetanamethough.Stormsarenamedwhentheydevelopintotropicalstorms.Evenwiththehurricaneseasonbeingthatbusy,notasinglehurricanemadelandfallintheU.S.Theaverageisabouttwoofthoseperyear.
EconomicHeadlines
CheckingoutsomeupsanddownsintheU.S.economy.Firstup,cyberMonday.That'
stheMondayafterThanksgiving.AndonthisCyberMonday,saleswereupalmost20percenthigherthanlastyear.ThathelpedmakeMondaythebiggestshoppingdaysofarin2010.Next,homepricesaredown.Theyhadbeenslowlyincreasingsinceearly2009,butduringJuly,AugustandSeptember,pricesdropped2percent.Oneanalystsaysthebiggestreason--youguessedit--isthestrugglingeconomy.Comparethattoconsumerconfidence,whichisup.Thisisameasureofhowoptimisticpeopleareabouttheeconomy.Thenumberisthehighestit'
sbeensinceJune.Expertssayconsumerconfidenceisstillprettylowingeneral,buttheincreasemightbeahopefulsign.
Shoutout
TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Today'
sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.McCarthy'
sandMs.Pouliot'
sclassesatWestwoodMiddleSchoolinBlaine,Minnesota!
ThecityofLagosisfoundinwhatAfricancountry?
Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!
Isit:
A）Cameroon,B）Chad,C）EgyptorD）Nigeria?
You'
vegotthreeseconds--GO!
LagosisinNigeria,themostpopulatedcountryinAfrica.That'
syouranswerandthat'
syourShoutout!
LandOpportunity
MostpopulatedcountryinAfrica,and8thmostpopulatedcountryintheworld.Thatpopulation--currentlymorethan150million--isgettingbigger,especiallyinLagos.Butthecountryisn'
texpanding.Infact,insomespots,thelandisactuallydisappearing.NimaElbagirlooksatoneideathatcouldhelpsolvebothproblems.
（BEGINVIDEO）
NIMAELBAGIR,CNNCORRESPONDENT:
MakokoSluminLagoslagoon.AttheheartofNigeria'
sfinancialhub,housesonstiltsandwoodencanoesareafloatinghometothethousandswhoflockhereeveryyeartomaketheirfortune.
TheLagosMetropolitanareaisspreadacrossaseriesofislands,whichaltogethermakeuparound300kilometerssquare.TheLagos'
populationisaround15million,andby2015it'
sestimatedtohit25million.Andtheobviousquestionis,whereareallthosepeoplegoingtogo?
VictoriaIsland,alongitsBarBeachcoastline,issomeofLagos'
sprimerealestate.Andit'
sabouttogetevenmoreupmarket.
DAVIDFRAME,EKOATLANTIC,MANAGINGDIRECTOR:
sreclaimedland.
ELBAGIR:
sherethatDavidFrame,theManagingDirectorofEkoAtlantic,thinkshe'
sfoundtheanswertoLagos'
landwoes,atleastforthosewhocanaffordit.
FRAME:
Unfortunately,there'
sjustnotenoughlandavailablefordevelopmentinLagos.EkoAtlanticis,inessence,areclamationproject.ItevolvedfromadesiretofindapermanentsolutiontotheerosionofBarBeachandthethreatenedfloodingofVictoriaIsland.
Nigeria,withitspopulationof150million,isAfrica'
slargestmarket,aconsumerpowerhousethatlookssettoovertakeSouthAfricaasthecontinent'
sfastestgrowingeconomy.Allthatgrowthiscurrentlybeingsqueezedbythelegendarytrafficjamsandoverburdenedinfrastructureofthecountry'
sfinancialcenter.EkoAtlantic,ambitiousasitis,isonlyastart.
So,thislandthatwe'
rereclaimingtodaywillbemeetingthedemands.Butinreality,weneedmoreprojectslikethisbecausethepopulationofLagosisexpandingrapidly.
（ENDVIDEO）
BeforeWeGo
Beforewego,whathappenswhenyourparentsareawesomeatbuildingstuff?
Theycanturnyourwallsintoaplayground!
Thisisreallyreallycooltolookat.Ifyoucheckitout,it'
skindofacomplicatedideafromthelooksofthisYouTubevideo.Butasfaraswecantell,themarblesmovethroughallsortsofobstaclesastheymaketheirwayaroundtheroom.Somemightsaythatanyonewhotookthetimetosetthisallup--andyoucanseeitallthewayaroundtheroom--someone'
sobviouslylosthismarbles.
Goodbye
Butifitmakesyouhappy,itseemslikeamarble-ousidea.Anditdefinitelyroundsouttoday'
sshow.Amarblepuns;
alwayssmooth.Timeforustorollout.ForCNNStudentNews,I'
mCarlAzuz.Seeyalater.
December2,2010
Howcanavideogameofsortshelptrainyouforreallife?
Thatanswer'
scomingupinthisThursdayeditionofCNNStudentNews.Hello,everybody,andwelcome!
MynameisCarlAzuz.Let'
sgetstarted.
DebtPanelReport
Firstup,it'
s"
TheMomentofTruth"
forsomeideasabouthowtolowerthecountry'
sdebt.Rightnow,itisgigantic;
theU.S.owe
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