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(CNNStudentNews)--January4,2010DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Hi!Happynewyear!Wehopeyouhadawonderfulbreak.MynameisCarlAzuz,andCNNStudentNewsiskickingoff2010righthere,rightnow.FirstUp:NationalSecurityAZUZ:Firstup,theU.S.governmentclosesitsembassyintheMiddleEasterncountryofYemen,andthatisbecauseofsecurityconcerns.OneofficialsaysthatagroupcalledalQaedaintheArabianPeninsulamightbeplanninganattackagainstthefacility.ThatsamegroupsaiditwasbehindanattemptedplottosetoffanexplosiveonboardaplaneheadingtoDetroit,Michigan.ThattookplaceonChristmasday.Thesuspectallegedlybroughttheexplosivesontheplaneinhisunderwear.Theplanfailedwhenthedevicehetriedtousedidn'tdetonatecorrectly.Somepeoplehaveaskedhowthesuspectmadeitpastsecurity.OneU.S.officialsaysit'sbecauseofhumanerror.PresidentObamahaspromisedthateveryoneinvolvedintheattackwillbeheldaccountableforit.Butsomecriticsarguethatthepresident'sresponsetothesituationhasn'tbeenfastenough,hasn'tbeenaggressiveenough.ThepresidentalsoannouncedthatthesuspectwastrainedbyalQaedaintheArabianPeninsula.That'sthesameterroristgroupwementionedbefore.TheU.S.militaryhasbeenworkingwiththegovernmentofYemenforawhiletofightalQaedaterrorists.BarbaraStarrlooksathowthatfighthasplayedoutinthepast.(BEGINVIDEO)BARBARASTARR,CNNPENTAGONCORRESPONDENT:YemeniforcesearlierthismonthonaraidagainstalQaedajustnorthofthecapitalofSana'a.Themilitaryshouts,Comeout.Itisbetterforyou.Donotbeafraid.Shotsarefiredandseveralsuspectsarefinallycaptured.ThiswasoneofYemen'seffortstohitbackatalQaeda.U.S.assistancewithseveralrecentstrikesthatmayhavekilledsomeofthesemenisnowopenlyacknowledged.ABUBAKRAL-QIRBI,YEMENIFOREIGNMINISTER:TheyareYemeniarmedforcesattacks.Theywere,ofcourse,supportedbyAmericanintelligenceandbythetrainingoftheYemeniarmedforces.STARR:What'snext?TheU.S.militaryandtheintelligencecommunityarelookingateverythingtheyhavegotonalQaedainYemen.StrikesareexpectedtocontinueandcouldinvolveU.S.missilesoraircraft,sourcessay.TheU.S.andYemenarelookingfortargetslinkedtotheattackofNorthwestflight253.Butdirectretaliationhasn'talwaysworked.FORMERU.S.PRESIDENTBILLCLINTON:Ourtargetwasterror.Ourmissionwasclear.Therewillbenosanctuaryforterrorists.STARR:In1998,afteralQaedaattackedU.S.embassiesineastAfrica,PresidentClintonorderedcruisemissileattacksagainsttargetsinAfghanistan.ButalQaedawasuntouchedinAfghanistan;keyoperativeshadlongfledthearea.U.S.retaliationthatworked:ithappenedinYemenin2002.AU.S.dronefiredamissile.OneofthedeadwasanalQaedaoperativebelievedtohavebeenbehindtheOctober2000attackontheNavywarshipColeinYementhatkilled17sailors.Evennow,theU.S.iscontinuingtoprovidetraining,weaponsandintelligencetotheYemeniforces.ButifPresidentObamadecidestostrikebackinretaliationforthebotchedattackontheNorthwestAirlinesflight,therewillbeatargetlistforhimtoapprove.BarbaraStarr,CNN,thePentagon.(ENDVIDEO)IsthisLegit?RICKVINCENT,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Isthislegit?Aboutathirdoftheworld'spopulationisChristian.Legit!AccordingtotheU.S.government,approximately33percentoftheglobalpopulationisChristian,makingChristianitytheworld'slargestreligion.ChristmasCelebratedAZUZ:Andofcourse,ChristiansaroundtheworldcelebratedChristmasonDecember25th,markingthebirthofJesus.Oneofthosecelebrations,whichyouseerighthere,washeldinthecityofBethlehem,thesitewhereJesuswasborn.WorshippersgatheredattheChurchoftheNativityforaceremonythere.AndattheVatican,PopeBenedictXVIledthetraditionalChristmasEveMass.Therewasadisruptionatthebeginning,though,whenawomanrantowardthepopeandknockedhimdown.Thereligiousleaderwasn'thurt.Hewashelpedupandcontinuedwiththeceremony,whileVaticanguardsremovedthewoman.IranProtestsAZUZ:AholydayinIranmarkedbyviolenceasprotestersclashedwithpoliceforcesaboutaweekago.Demonstratorshavespokenoutagainstthecountry'sgovernmentformonthsnow,buttheclashesontheMuslimholydayofAshuraweretheworstsofar.Atleastsevenpeoplewerekilledintheviolence,thoughprotestersandsecurityforcesdisagreeonhowthosedeathshappened.Meantime,Iran'sgovernmentsaysit'sgettingreadytoholdalarge-scalemilitaryexercisenextmonth.Thecountrysaysthegoalistoprepareitsforcestofightagainstanattackbythenation'senemies.There'sbeenalotoftensionbasedaroundIran'snuclearprogram.Thecountrysaystheprogramisforpeacefulpurposes.Othercountries,includingtheU.S.,believeIranmaybetryingtobuildnuclearweapons.HealthCareDebateAZUZ:MembersoftheU.S.SenateandHouseofRepresentativeswillbemeetingthismonthtoputtogetherafinalhealthcarereformbill.TheSenatepasseditsversiononChristmasEve.TheHousehadalreadypasseditsbill.Buttherearesomeprettybigdifferencesbetweenthetwo.Oneofthem:cost.TheSenatebillchecksinat$871billion.TheHouseversion:Over$1trillion.Anotherissue:theso-calledpublicoption,agovernment-runhealthinsuranceprogram.Housebillincludesit;Senatebilldoesn't.So,somecompromisesneedtobemadetocomeupwithafinalbill.AndsincethatthenhastobeapprovedbybothHousesofCongress,therearesomeconcernsaboutwhetheritwillpass.MoneyWordTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Here's