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(CNNStudentNews)--December15,2010DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Anyofyouwhoarelookingforhelpshovelingsnow,wemighthaveasolutionforyou.I'mCarlAzuz;thisisCNNStudentNews,bringingyoutoday'scommercial-freeheadlinesfromaroundtheworld!FirstUp:SenateTaxVoteAZUZ:Firstup,adebateinthenation'scapitalwithadeadlinethatisgettingclosereveryday.TaxcutspassedunderPresidentGeorgeW.Busharesettoexpireattheendofthisyear.Thedebateisoverwhetherornottoextendthem,andforwhom.Aswe'vereported,PresidentObamaandRepublicanleadershavecomeupwithaplantoextendthecutsforeveryonefortwoyears.Soifitpasses,yourtaxeswouldstayexactlyastheyarenow.TheU.S.Senatewasscheduledtovoteonthisplanyesterday.Whenweproducedtoday'sshow,thevotehadn'thappenedyet.YoucangetthelatestdetailsatCNN.com.AndevenifthisplandoespassintheSenate,itstillhastobeapprovedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,andthat'snotasurething.FloridaFruitAZUZ:FarmersdowninFlorida--you'relookingatonerightnow--they'rewaitingtoseehowtheircropsmakeitthroughallthiscoldweather.Thetemperatureshavebeendroppingdownintothe20sinsomepartsofthestate.The20smightnotseemcoldwhereyouare,butforFlorida,thatisfrigid.Officialssaytherehasn'tbeentoomuchdamagetocropssofar.Butifyou'rewonderingwhatitmattersifsomethingdoeshappentothecrops,it'sobviousit'sbadforthefarmerswhoaregrowingthem.Butitcouldaffectyouandme,too.Ifsomefruitandvegetablecropsgetdestroyed,thecostwillprobablygoupontheonesthatsurvive,whichcouldmeanyouoryourfamilypayingmoreatthesupermarket.ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!ThefreedomofspeechisestablishedinwhathistoricU.S.document?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!Isitthe:A)DeclarationofIndependence,B)MagnaCarta,C)ArticlesofConfederationorD)BillofRights?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!ThatfreedomisfoundintheBillofRights.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!BillofRightsDayAZUZ:TheBillofRights,ofcourse,isthenameforthefirsttenAmendmentstotheU.S.Constitution.Itofficiallybecamelawonthisday--December15th--backin1791.ThepromiseofaBillofRightsiswhathelpedgettheConstitutionapprovedbysomestates.ThesefirsttenAmendmentsweredesignedtoprotectindividuals.Theyincludefreedomofspeech,freedomofreligion,therighttoaspeedytrial,andprotectionfromcruelandunusualpunishments.SecurityMeetingAZUZ:Everymonth,PresidentObamagetstogetherwithhisnationalsecurityadviserstotalkaboutthewarinAfghanistan,thesituationsinAfghanistanandPakistan,andtoexaminetheU.S.policyintheregion.ThatmonthlymeetinghappenedattheWhiteHouseyesterday.Itcameaftersomesadnewsearlierthisweek:RichardHolbrookediedonMondayattheageof69.Hewasalong-timeU.S.diplomatandservedasaspecialenvoy--asAmerica'srepresentative--intheAfghanistan-Pakistanregion.PresidentObamadescribedHolbrookeassomeonewhohasmadeAmericastronger,saferandmorerespected.OverinAfghanistan,U.S.troopsaretakingontheTalibaninareaswherethemilitantgrouphaspower.NicRobertsonexploreshowthefightisgoing.(BEGINVIDEO)NICROBERTSON,CNNINTERNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:It'sashortride.ArghandabisakeygatewaytoKandahar.Unlessit'ssecure,Kandaharisvulnerable.LIEUTENANTCOLONELROGERLEMONS,U.S.ARMY:Thelowgrounddownthere,theywouldshootrocketsuphereatus.ROBERTSON:BrigadeCommanderColonelLemonsarrivedinAugust.Hisjob:expeltheTalibanfromoneofitsstrongholds.LEMONS:We'vegainedtheinitiativeintheArghandabRiverValleyfromtheenemy.Wedefinitelyhavegainedtheinitiative.Now,ourjobistosustainthat,improvethedevelopmenthere.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:OK,we'rejustgoingtoheadoutthroughthemosque.ROBERTSON:Itwassupposedtobeaquietpatrol.Amodelvillagerewardedwithanewmosque,courtesyoflocalgovernment.LEMONS:We'restartingtoseemoreandmoreofthesecommunitieswhichareinterestedintheirownsecurity,sothattheygaindevelopment.Theygainthetiestothedistrictgovernanceandtheystabilizethearea,whichisextremelyimportant.ROBERTSON:Suddenly,thereareshots.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:7226.Roger,wejusthadsixaudibles.ROBERTSON:OurproducerTommyEvanspointstowherethebulletshitthehillside.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:About250metersintotheorchard,there'sfourguysrunningaround,stayinglow.ROBERTSON:It'snotthepictureofsecurityLemonswantedtoshow.ImpossibletoconfirmifTalibanareresponsible.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Hey,Iwantyouguystogoaheadandpush....ROBERTSON:Afterafewminutes,wemoveon.Lemonsknowstherearelimitstohissuccess.LEMONS:We'redefinitelynoteverywhere.You'reright.Itwouldbenicetohavemoresoldierstobeeverywhere.We'renotgoingtobeabletodothat,sowefocuswherethepeopleareandwherewecanhavethemosteffect.ROBERTSON:Andso,too,dotheTaliban.ThatistheArghandabValley.ThatisColonelLemon'sareaofoperation.Thesun'sgoingdown;I'vestillgotafullcellphoneserviceonmyphonehere.Butwithinacoupleofminutes,oncethesungoesbehindthehorizon,theTalibanwillcomeoutandexerttheirinfluenceonthecommunityandshutdownthecellphoneservice.Thetransmitterswillbeturnedoff.Thisphonewillbeuseless.That'stheinfluencetheTalibanstillhavehere.(ENDVIDEO)I.D.MeSTANCASE,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:SeeifyoucanI.D.me.I'maEuropeancountrythat'salsoapeninsula.IwashometoaRenaissanceperiodthatinfluencedthe