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CNN Student News Transcript - March 1, 2012

Posted: 22 Oct 44133 06:43 AM PDT

March 1, 2012

Tablet reading is becoming the norm

Posted: 22 Oct 44133 05:53 AM PDT

Are you reading this article on your cell phone or tablet? These days, that makes you pretty normal, especially if you're American, according to a recent report from comScore.

Help for tornado victims in the Midwest

Posted: 19 Sep 44133 12:40 AM PDT

A line of fierce storms spawning multiple tornadoes slashed through several Midwestern states Tuesday overnight into Wednesday, killing at least nine people.

CNN Student News: Daily Discussion

Posted: 07 Sep 44133 12:36 AM PDT

March 1, 2012

Terror suspect at Guantanamo pleads guilty

Posted: 11 Aug 44133 12:46 PM PDT

Majid Shoukat Khan, a terror suspect who has been held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges as part of a deal that requires him to testify against other detainees.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities -- Preserving the Dream

Posted: 17 Jun 44133 06:20 PM PDT

Howard, Morehouse, Spelman, Tuskegee, Xavier -- these are just a few of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs. HBCUs are accredited historically black institutions of higher learning established before 1964. While many of these colleges are located in the South, there are HBCUs as far north as Michigan and as far west as Oklahoma. While some HBCUs are public and others private, all of them serve a principle mission to educate black Americans.

Report: 12 killed in rioting in Xinjiang, China

Posted: 15 Jun 44133 08:13 PM PDT

Rioting near the northwestern Chinese city of Kashgar on Tuesday left 12 people dead, according to China's official Xinhua news agency.

Iran prepares for first vote since 2009 demonstrations

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:40 PM PST

Campaign workers distributed campaign leaflets and plastered candidate posters along the Iranian capital's tree-lined streets in the final days before Friday's parliamentary elections.

Fukushima 'punks' rage against evacuation

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 10:04 PM PST

You wouldn't know the punk band was Japanese, a culture self-programmed for propriety.

White House, Republicans talk compromise

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST

Republican leaders and the White House sent signals Wednesday of possible detente on jobs and energy legislation, but they offered few specifics and congressional Democrats questioned whether any progress would ensue.

Federal judge blocks anti-smoking images required on tobacco products

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:38 PM PST

A federal mandate requiring tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products warning of the dangers of smoking was tossed out Wednesday by a judge in Washington, with the judge saying the requirements were a violation of free speech.

The Monkees' Davy Jones dead at 66

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 09:35 PM PST

Davy Jones, whose charming grin and British accent won the hearts of millions of fans on the 1960s television series "The Monkees," died Wednesday, according to the Martin County, Florida, sheriff's office. He was 66.

Chavez illness changes the game for Venezuelan election

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:05 PM PST

The possibility that poor health may prevent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from being re-elected in October has altered the country's political landscape.

Arjen Robben doubles sink experimental England side at Wembley

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 07:05 PM PST

Two superb goals from Arjen Robben sunk England at Wembley as the Dutch secured a last-gasp 3-2 win in their friendly international Wednesday.

CNN projects a Romney victory in Wyoming caucuses

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:56 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has won the Wyoming caucuses, CNN projects.

Massive storm system claims at least 12

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 06:47 PM PST

The death toll from an enormous storm system that plowed through the Midwest and spawned more tornadoes as it moved east climbed late Wednesday to 12, authorities said.

Emergency ban extended on chemicals used in drugs that mimic pot

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:41 PM PST

The Drug Enforcement Administration is extending for another six months its emergency ban on five chemicals used to make synthetic drugs such as Spice, the DEA announced on Wednesday.

North Korea agrees to halt nuclear activities for food

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 04:54 PM PST

North Korea has agreed to halt nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment activities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in exchange for food aid from the United States, the State Department said Wednesday.

With Michigan behind him, Santorum smells victory

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:57 PM PST

Despite Mitt Romney's victories in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday, Rick Santorum is still bullish on his chances to win the Republican nomination.

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