June 3, 2005
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: In Iraq, car bombs kill while political powers try to keep the constitutional process alive. We'll look back at the top stories from this short Memorial Day week. And what more could you ask for on your 99th birthday?
First Up: Deadly Day
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: On this last day of the school-week, we're glad you jumped in to CNN Student News! I'm Anna Hovind. First up-- Soldiering on. Iraq's new government, which is dominated by Shiite Muslims and ethnic Kurds, is working to get Sunni Muslims involved in the legislative process. Why is this challenging? Well, Sunni Muslims compose around 35 percent of Iraqis, but they had most of the power under Saddam Hussein's regime, because Saddam is a Sunni. Now that he's out, a largely Sunni insurgency is doing all it can to thwart the new government's progress. You'll see how in this report by Jennifer Eccleston.
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JENNIFER ECCLESTON, CNN REPORTER: An explosive-rigged motorcycle detonated in a busy street in the northern city of Mosul. Iraqi officials tell CNN one policeman is dead and sixteen people have been wounded. The attack is yet another example of violence that continues to shadow large parts of Iraq.
And it began this morning as diners were eating breakfast outside of the northern city of Kirkuk where a suicide car bomber ripped through a restaurant and killing 12 people and injuring 38 others. Now, among the dead is the body guard to Iraq's deputy prime minister, a Kurd. Six other of his bodyguards were also wounded. Almost 30 minutes later, another suicide bombing targeted an American diplomatic convoy, this time in the city center of Kirkuk. Two Iraqi children died as a result of that blast and 11 people were wounded. And then the violence spread southward to the city of Baquba. Some 10 to 15 minutes after the Kirkuk attack, a local government official and three of his bodyguards were killed after a suicide bomber attacked his convoy.
And the U.S. Central Command here in Baghdad also announced today that three U.S. soldiers died yesterday, two from combat related deaths outside of Baghdad in western Iraq outside the city of Ramadi.
Now, in an effort to stem the wave of violence, the Iraqi led Operation Lightning involving tens of thousands of Iraqi forces and some seven thousand U.S. troops continues here in Baghdad. It's in its fifth day. Iraqi officials are claiming success in capturing hundreds of insurgents and weapons cache. But still the violence continues over a large part of this country. Jennifer Eccleston, CNN Baghdad.
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Shoutout
CARL AZUZ, CNN REPORTER: Friday's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Murphy's 7th grade social studies class at Astoria Middle School in Astoria, Oregon!
We are the two European nations whose voters rejected the proposed EU constitution this week. Which two countries are we?
You know what to do! Is it:
A) France and Britain
B) Belgium and the Netherlands
C) France and the Netherlands
D) Belgium and Germany?
You've got three seconds -- GO! Call this a gimme for today's news quiz from our Web site -- France and the Netherlands voted against the proposed EU charter. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
Week in Review
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Some voters in France felt that the EU Constitution would take away from their national identity, while many Dutch were worried that under the charter, they'd be dominated by other European nations. Deanna Morawski has some updates now on some of the week's other top stories.
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DEANNA MORAWSKI, CNN STUDENT NEWS REPORTER: We started the week with a day off, to remember America's fallen soldiers. At Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush praised members of the military, saying they stand directly between Americans and the worst dangers in the world. He said that Americans are grateful to have such brave defenders.
A setback for the European Union, after voters in France and then the Netherlands rejected its proposed constitution. Those who voted "no" cited a range of reasons, including fears that the charter would hurt the economy and give the EU too much power.
RICHARD WHITMAN, ROYAL INST. OF INTL. AFFAIRS: You have publics in both France and the Netherlands that don't trust their political leadership. They don't trust them when they say 'We've cast a deal here, we've brought it back to you, we think it's good for the country and we want you to rubber stamp it.
MORAWSKI: Nine countries have approved the constitution, but it needs to be ratified by all 25 EU members to become effective. The EU is trying to figure out what to do next.
More than 30 years after the scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency, the identity of Watergate's "Deep Throat" was revealed.
In a Vanity Fair article, a former top-ranking FBI official - W. Mark Felt - confirmed that he was Deep Throat - the secret source who helped some Washington post reporters uncover the scandal in the early 1970's.
NICK JONES, GRANDSON OF W. MARK FELT: The family believes my grandfather Mark Felt Sr. is a great American hero who went well and above the call of duty at much risk to himself to save his country from a horrible injustice.
MORAWSKI: The information provided by "Deep Throat" contributed to the resignation of President Nixon, who was caught covering up his support of a break-in at the democratic headquarters, located in Washington's Watergate hotel.
The week took a frightening turn for residents of Laguna Beach, California. Landslides that began Wednesday sent million-dollar homes tumbling, and forced as many as a thousand residents to evacuate.
MAN ON THE STREET: I knew the earth was moving very quickly and we had to depart.
MORAWSKI: Officials say an unusually wet winter -- with more than twice the average annual precipitation -- is most likely what caused the earth to move. That's your week in review. For CNN Student News, I'm Deanna Morawski.
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Spoken Word
Anurag Kashyap: appoggiatura...language of origin?
announcer: latin to italian.
Anurag Kashyap: appoggiatura
A-P-P-O-G-G-I-A-T-U-R-A
Against the Odds
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: ...probably not a word you use every day. Then again, if you have to whittle down a champion from 273 stellar spellers, you're going to need some pretty obscure words! One of the competitors in this year's spelling bee overcame some incredible odds, just to get a shot at the championship. Kimberly Osias introduces you to her.
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KIMBERLY OSIAS: For 14 year old Christian Yvette Perez, it isn't as much about winning as it is about getting in the game.
SOPHIE PEREZ, SISTER: I'm happy that she even made it out here.
OSIAS: Getting to the stage and round two was harder for Christian than most competitors here. Blind from birth, its just one of the obstacles she's overcome. She lost her mother to cancer at age four, lacked basic communication skills, even displayed eccolalia, a symptom often associated with autism. Instead of actually seeing words and writing them out like most kids, Christian uses a Braille notepad to feel and imagine them.
ELLEN LOPEZ,TEACHER: When I saw her up there, your just clenching your fists and hope she gets the word.
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LOPEZ: I had never even heard of that word she had gotten.
(CHRISTIAN MISPELLS THE WORD)
OSIAS: Christian didn't advance to the next round but she's been chronicling her adventure on her local paper's Web site.
GRAYCE LOPEZ, IMPERIAL COUNTY PRESS: I sit down and kind of write up what she's explained to me. And as we go through it, I read it back and make sure it's what she wants.
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ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Our last, daily broadcast of the school year will be next Friday, June 10th. But don't think we're taking the summer off! Each week, you'll find a new update on our web site, covering all of the summer's top stories. If you keep us in your bookmarks, we'll keep you on top of current events!
Before We Go
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Before we go... Pull over, Danica Patrick: Maybe your Indy-500 ride was something extraordinary... But there's only so much room on the road, and this 99-year-old isn't slowing down! Pauline Mackie, whose teenage years were spent in the roaring twenties, said she had no intentions of living this long. But now that she has, her birthday wish was to go for a spin on an ATV and some friends made sure she got it!
Goodbye
ANNA HOVIND, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Well we still have a few laps to go, before we wrap up another academic year on the air. So be sure to join us next week, same time, same place! I'm Anna Hovind.
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