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	• NEWS >> ATW Week of February 7, 2008 Yearly Script Program Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN/WELCOME Hi and welcome to Assignment: The World for the week of February 7th, 2008… I’m Teej Jenkins. Our top story this week candidates from both parties criss-cross the country heading into Super Tuesday. TOP STORY - UNITED STATES 38 degrees, 35 minutes north 121 degrees, 30 minutes west Presidential hopefuls from both the Republican and Democrat parties focused their last minute campaigning as 24 states held primaries and caucuses on what has become known as Super Tuesday. California loomed as the largest prize, with more delegates up for vote there than in any other state. Other key races include New York, Illinois and Georgia. All told, the Republican Party has over one thousand delegates at stake while the Democrat Party candidates are vying for over two thousand party delegates. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to battle for an edge in the run for the Democrat nomination. National polls show the gap narrowing with Mrs. Clinton holding a slight edge. Both candidates appeared in California vying for important votes among women, the Hispanic community and young people. On the Republican side Senator John McCain is enjoying a substantial lead over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee called for Romney to drop out of the race. Romney lost important races in South Carolina and Florida to McCain. Delegates (n) A representative to a conference or convention.ATW Fact There is a lot at stake on Super Tuesday. 52 percent of all pledged Democrat Party delegates and 41 percent of all Republican Party delegates are up for grabs. INTRO REST OF THE NEWS In the rest of the news this week… n Egypt closes its borders n U-N negotiators move into Kenya n And rebels in Chad attempt a takeover #2 – CHAD 08 degrees, 34 minutes north latitude 16 degrees, 05 minutes east longitude Rebels entered the capital city of Chad over the weekend… battling government troops as they approached the presidential palace. Reports said fighting was “sporadic” as government forces pushed rebels away. Forces from two groups… The Union of Forces for Democracy and Development and The Coalition of Forces for Change numbering some 1,500 rebels entered N’Djamena. The French and American governments are telling their citizens to remain in secure locations amid reports of looting and gunfire. Both governments say any citizens wishing to be evacuated should move to their embassies. Chad has been racked by civil war since its independence from France in 1960. The recent discovery of oil has increased the struggle for power. sporadic (adj) appearing in scattered or isolated instances. #3 - KENYA 01 degrees, 17 minutes south latitude 36 degrees, 49 minutes east longitude Former United Nation’s Secretary General Kofi Annan held talks with rival leaders in Kenya in an attempt to end the violence that started after presidential elections. The rival parties agreed to take immediate action. The two sides signed an agreement saying they would complete talks within 15 days to end the crisis. Opposition leader Raila Odinga says Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki stole the December election and is demanding a new vote. Kibaki has made clear that his position as president is not negotiable. The international community is encouraging the two to share power. More than 800 people have died and some 300-thousand have been forced from their homes by the violence. Negotiable (adj) Easy or possible to negotiate or be negotiated #4 - EGYPT 30 degrees, 03 minutes north latitude 31 degrees, 15 minutes east longitude Egyptian troops closed the border with the Gaza Strip ending the stream of Palestinians entering Egypt looking for supplies. Troops are allowing Gazans and Egyptians caught on the wrong side of the border to return to their homes but are no longer allowing new crossings. Hamas leaders are cooperating with the move, but hope for a new arrangement that would end Eqypt blocking its borders. The border situation sparked calls from Hamas leaders for closer ties with Egypt. Gaza currently relies on Israel for supplies. Egypt is unwilling to accept responsibility for the region. cooperate~(v) to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit. POP QUIZ #1 In our story about Super Tuesday we told you which state has the most delegates up for grabs…was it? 1. New York 2. California 3. Illinois And the correct answer is number one, California has the most delegates up for vote on Super Tuesday. OLD CLUE # 1—LOCATION – GLENDALE, ARIZONA Now its time for the answers to last week’s clues in the news. Find the location of our first clue and you get Glendale, Arizona…site of Super Bowl 42. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 to win the franchise’s third Super Bowl Championship. The upset victory denied the Patriot’s a perfect season. Giant quarterback Eli Manning was selected Most Valuable Player matching his brother, Peyton Manning who won last year when his Indianapolis Colts won Super Bowl 41. The Manning brothers became the first sibling quarterbacks to each win a Super Bowl Championship. OLD CLUE # 2— AFRICAN UNION Fill in the blanks of our next clue and you get African Union. More than 40 heads of state including Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Libya’s Moammar Ghadhafi and South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a three-day summit of African leaders. The situation in Kenya dominated discussions. Union leaders strongly supported U-N efforts to negotiate an end to the violence. OC #3 – SERBIAN VOTE Unscramble our next clue and you Serbian Vote. Pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic won Serbia’s run-off election, edging out Tomislav Nikolic by a vote of 51 percent to 47 percent. He now faces the possibility of Kosovo declaring their independence. Ethnic Albanians in Kosovo have said they would move toward independence soon after the run-off election no matter who was elected. Tadic opposes Kosovo independence but he has ruled out the use of force to prevent it. THIS WEEK IN WORLD HISTORY This week in world history… February 9, 1943 The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal ended when Allied troops defeated Japanese forces on the Pacific Island. It was the first victory for Allied forces in the Pacific theater and was a turning point in the war. CHECK IT OUT INTRO History is an endless story that has been told in many ways, with each town in America adding it’s own chapter. Muralmania is one group who’s telling the story of its own town through the stroke of brush. Check it Out! CHECK IT OUT Mark DeCracker- Founder of MuralMania (Blue Polo Shirt) Chip Miller-Artist, MuralMania/Art in Public Places (White Hat and Moustache) James Zeger- Artist -(Blonde Crew Cut) Lucas Quagliata-Member of MuralMania (Bills Tee Shirt) (Mark) MuralMania is the preservation of history through community art. (Narration) They paint murals throughout their small town of Lyons depicting life as it was in the days gone by. (Chip) We try in this particular case to bring together historic elements, the things about each community and also bring the architecture back into the building that was changed and redone. Re-brick it and put illusion back in, again we're artists so we're always trying to create an image that’s creative. Give them not only historic, but fun stuff too like the bubble gum machine... (Narration) The folks of MuralMania feel that representing the past in this artistic way allows the town to see its own history in a new light and with new appreciation. (Chip) Seeing the imagery is so much more powerful than just talking about it. That these things help us really absorb it....Not only...We can talk about the history of the Dobbins and the pharmacy, but somehow when they look at the image and its takes them back, its so much more powerful and it really brings the community together. (James) It'll teach them what the town used to look like and encourage them to be part of the arts or be part of the community and preserves the history through this town. (Narration) They have a few murals completed, and many more in the works. There's the old Erie Canal, downtown, the dentist's office, and the pharmacist, Mr. Dobbins. Once a mural is finished, its displayed in the original area that inspired each piece of art, allowing the community a window to an earlier time. (Lucas) By doing this, we honor the past, such as this scene from the canal and we rejuvenate the future and kind of make things look better and make people want to come here and make it a more attractive place, because Lyons has a lot to offer and people don't realize that, so when you spruce things up a little bit, you throw things like that in there, people really enjoy it and it really causes pride to rise up in many people. This project has and the future projects that are going on certainly will do that too, I feel. ISN’T IT COOL Get ready for six more weeks of winter! At least, that’s what Punxsutawney Phil says! The Pennsylvania groundhog emerged from his tree stump to sunny skies…thus seeing his shadow, signifying another six weeks of winter weather. ISSUE Read your daily sports page and you often come across the latest example of a parent losing control at their child’s sporting event. The rising number of such cases has prompted some schools to require parents to attend sportsmanship classes and to sign a pledge. Some have instituted no tolerance bans on physical or verbally abusive parents or relatives. Schools with particularly heated rivalries have banned spectators altogether. Critics of such policies say the actual number of over-reactive parents is quite small and that most parents act properly at their children’s games. They say parents are simply concerned about their children’s safety or may want to protect their children from losing. They feel that classes or sportsmanship pledges are demeaning for the vast majority of parents who do not go overboard. Well, we would like to know what you think… “Should all parents be required to sign a sportsmanship pledge?” Discuss this issue with your classmates after the show and then write to us with your opinions MAILBAG We received almost three hundred responses to our issue question, “Should foreign-born US citizens be allowed to run for President?” The majority of you, 49 percent, think allowing foreign-born US citizens being allowed to run for president is a good idea. 44 percent say no, it is not. 7 percent are undecided. Joseph H. of Verona, Virginia writes, “If someone from Iran wanted to become President, would we let them? We already have enough people from our country trying to be President.” Frankie B. of Pentwater, Michigan has other concerns, Frankie writes, “They could make changes to our constitution… the changes might ruin our country.” Vincent B. of Madison, Wisconsin does not think it would be a good idea because, “Their relationship with their birth country might influence their actions.” The majority of you, however, feel a foreign born leader might bring new ideas. April C. of Des Moines, Iowa writes, “As long as a person goes through the legal citizenship qualifications, then they have every right. I don’t think it’s right to exclude them…” Hannah J. of Brighton, New York adds, “There are many brilliant foreign born citizens would never get a chance to be president just because they were born in another country.” Caleeb M. of Oelwein, Iowa agrees and writes, “They might have great ideas for the United States. They should have the same rights as everyone else.” Finally, Rachel S. of Muskego, Wisconsin writes, “If they are a U.S. citizen, they should have the right to become President. It would be (something) new and fresh.” We look forward to your responses to our two latest questions: “Should animals be used in research experiments?” and “Should all parents be required to sign a sportsmanship pledge?” If you would like to receive an Assignment: The World Press card, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You may write to us here at Assignment: The World, Post Office Box three-zero-zero-twenty-one, Rochester, New York… one-4-6-zero-3… or you may contact us at the A-T-W website at http://atwonline.org. We also read e-mail at atw@wxxi.org POP QUIZ #2 In our story about the rebels in Chad, we told you a recent discovery has increased tensions in that African country… the discovery was…. 1. gold 2. water 3. oil And the correct answer is number three, the discovery of oil in Chad has increased tensions in that country. NEW CLUES And now it’s time for next week’s clues in the news… Our first clue a location… 50 degrees, 05 minutes north latitude 14 degrees, 26 minutes east longitude Our second clue is a fill in the blank…it is two words. First word M blank S blank I blank E Second word T blank L blank S And finally, our third clue is a Newsmaker…who is? Amadou Toumani Toure These are clues to stories we think will happen in the coming weeks. You can find the answers on radio and television newscasts and in newspapers and newsmagazines. We’ll reveal the answers on next week’s show. Good luck! GOOD-BYE And that’s it for this week’s show. For all of us here at Assignment: The World, I’m Teej Jenkins. We’ll see you again next week. © 2008 WXXI-TV/ Assignment: The World. All Rights Reserved.