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Dogging | CNN Student News Transcript: September 9, 2010

September 9, 2010 – 3:30 am

( CNN Student News ) — September 9, 2010

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• Cleveland, Ohio • Detroit, Michigan • Long Island, New York

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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I’m Carl Azuz with your morning announcements. One: CNN Student News is on, and you’re gonna love it. Two: The CNN Teachers’ Lounge is open, and you’re gonna hear more about it in just a few minutes!

First Up: Economic Plans

AZUZ: First up, though, the economy, and a pair of plans that both aim to give it a needed boost. The first one comes from President Obama. During a visit to Cleveland, Ohio yesterday, he laid out his ideas to help the economy. They include cutting taxes for businesses that buy new equipment or do new research; and spending money on the country’s infrastructure, things like roads and power programs. He also talked about some of the things that have happened since he took office in 2009.

U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Our economic plan has invested in badly needed infrastructure projects over the last nineteen months. Not just roads and bridges, but high-speed railroads and expanded broadband access. Altogether, these are projects that have led to thousands of good, private sector jobs, especially for those in the trades. Mr. Boehner and the Republicans in Congress said no to these projects, fought them tooth and nail.

AZUZ: You heard President Obama mention a Mr. Boehner there. That would be Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner. He’s from Ohio. He says the president’s economic plans so far haven’t worked, and Mr. Boehner doesn’t think the new ideas will work either. He’s pushing a different plan to boost the economy, one that comes from Republican leaders in Congress. This one has two main points. The first is to cut government spending. Congressman Boehner says that’s caused more debt and fewer jobs. The second point is to put a freeze on tax rates for two years. Mr. Boehner argues that when taxes go up, it hurts families and small businesses.

BP Investigation

AZUZ: When it comes to something like the Gulf Coast oil spill, a lot of people want to know whom can be blamed. Well, there’s a new report out that puts most of that blame on TransOcean and Halliburton, two companies that BP hired to work on the oil well. But that report was written by BP. The company did accept some of the responsibility. It says faulty cementing, a misread pressure test, and a blowout preventer that wasn’t maintained correctly all led to the spill. Halliburton and Transocean have criticized BP’s report. One expert talked about how this whole situation is a unique one.

DON VAN NIEUWENHUISE, PROFESSOR, PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: What’s interesting in this case is that, you know, they actually went through eight steps and no one said, “Hey, stop.” That, to me, is more of a rig problem than, say, a systemic problem across the oil industry.

Detroit Fires

AZUZ: 85 fires in four hours. That’s what firefighters in Detroit, Michigan had to deal with Tuesday night. There were so many fires that nearby towns sent emergency workers to help out. Fire officials say a lot of the blazes started when strong winds knocked down power lines. The winds then carried flames from house to house. That caused nine homes to catch fire on one block alone. Officials say no one was hurt, but a power company spokesperson said 15,000 people still didn’t have power yesterday morning. Authorities think at least one fire might have been caused by arson; it might have been set on purpose.

Is This Legit?

TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? Fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Legit! During Ramadan, Muslims don’t eat or drink during daylight hours.

Ramadan Observance

AZUZ: There are more than a billion Muslims around the world. And for them, Ramadan is the most sacred time of the year. It’s been going on since August; it’ll finish at the end of this week. But the exact date when Ramadan finishes this year has some Muslims considering how they might celebrate the end of Ramadan. It’s on September 11th, and this is the first time since the 9/11 attacks that Ramadan has ended on that date. Mary Snow visits an Islamic center in New York to see how celebrations might be balanced with sensitivity.

(BEGIN VIDEO)

MARY SNOW, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Afternoon prayers at the Islamic center of Long Island. As Ramadan draws to a close later this week, these worshipers are being advised to tone down what is usually a celebratory occasion.

SAJID SHAH, PRESIDENT, ISLAMIC CENTER OF LONG ISLAND: After 30 days of fasting, you know, this is the month that ended our celebration.

SNOW: How will it be different this year?

SHAH: This year will be a little different. You know, we are not celebrating the way we suppose to do, normally would do.

SNOW:

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