CNN Student News Transcript: December 2, 2008 (CNN) December 2, 2008 |
"Iran: Hot Tea, Cool Conversations" and Brenden Hamilton, filmmaker and citizen diplomat (Payvand Iran News) An independent filmmaker recently released his latest film, two years in the making called "Iran: Hot Tea, Cool Conversations." Directed by Brenden Hamilton and co-produced with Mehdi Ghafourifar -Brian H. Appleton |
Sarah Palin pardons a turkey, misses the slaughter (Los Angeles Times) Watch the unbelievable video, sure to be the next parody on "SNL." |
Ontario mayors, auto dealers call for federal help (CTV.ca) A group of Ontario mayors as well as the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association added their names to a growing list of those pressuring Ottawa to move quickly to help the auto industry or risk a nationwide crisis. |
Election 2008: Both Sides With Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox (Washington Post) Conservative MSNBC political correspondent and Daily Beast contributor Tucker Carlson and liberal Time Magazine blogger and Daily Beast contributor -- Ana Marie Cox were online Wednesday, Nov. 19 to dissect and debate the latest developments in politics. |
Why Clinton Can't Decide (Washington Post) Will New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton be the next secretary of State? (Photo by Melina Mara of the Washington Post) UPDATED, 11:30 pm: A Clinton adviser emails with some other thoughts about the seeming indecision by the New... |
HRC for Secretary of State: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox? (Washington Post) President-elect Barack Obama and his future Secretary of State? Photo by Emmanuel Dunand of AFP/Getty Images The news that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama huddled yesterday at the president-elect's transition headquarters in Chicago has set off another round... |
Economic turmoil takes its toll on Hollywood (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Conventional wisdom dictates that Hollywood could always shrug off economic downturns because worried consumers spend more on entertainment when times are tough. |
Economy takes its toll on Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter) Everywhere one looks, the entertainment business is in a world of hurt. |
Media All-Stars 2008 (Mediaweek) These are undeniably challenging times for media. Budgets and staffs are being cut, uncertainty lingers in the background of many decisions and executives keep trying to identify the bottom of the downturn. Such fear often leads to sticking with the tried and true. And for some, that works. |