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(CNNStudentNews)--May15,2013THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,HOST:Aterroristplot,leakedinformation,secretrecord-gathering--andthat`sjustthefirststoryonthisWednesday`sshow.Hi,everyone.I`mCarlAzuz.ThisstoryinvolvesanewsorganizationandtheU.S.JusticeDepartment.TheAssociatedPresssaysthegovernmentagencysecretlycollectedtwomonthsoftelephonerecordsfromAPemployees.ThepresidentoftheAPsaid,quote,TheserecordspotentiallyrevealcommunicationswithconfidentialsourcesanddiscloseinformationaboutAP`sactivitiesandoperationsthatthegovernmenthasnoconceivablerighttoknow.TheAPreportedthatthegovernmenthasn`tsaidwhyitwantedtherecords,butofficialssaidtheywerelookingintohowdetailsofafoiledbombplotwereleakedlastyear.AttorneyGeneralEricHolderrunstheU.S.JusticeDepartment.Hesayshewasn`tinvolvedinthedecisiontocollectphonerecords,buthesaidtheleakputtheAmericanpeopleatrisk.Tryingtodeterminewho`sresponsibleforitrequired,inhiswords,veryaggressiveaction.YouknowthattheU.S.hasfreedomofthepress.It`sinTheConstitution.Butthatfreedomdoesn`tnecessarilycovereverythingthepressdoes.CNNlegalanalyst,JeffreyToobinsaysthere`snolawthatallowsreporterstoprotecttheirsources.ToobinsayswhattheU.S.JusticeDepartmentdidwaslegal,butit`salsofartherthananypresidentialadministrationhasgonebefore.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:JusttheFacts--BangladeshisacountryinSouthernAsia.It`shometomorethan160millionpeople.Thecountrystruggleswithpoverty,overpopulationandpoliticalinstability.Butitseconomyhasbeengrowinginrecentyears.Itsgarmentindustrymakesupnearly80percentofthecountry`sexports.AZUZ:ThepeoplewhomakethoseclothesdosoatafractionofthecostandafractionofthesalaryofwhatittakestomakethemintheUS.MinimumwageinBangladesh,lessthan$40amonth.ArecenttragedyhasbroughtalotofattentiontothebadconditionsthatmanyBangladeshisworkin.AdayaftercracksappearedinaninestorybuildingnearBangladesh`scapital,employeesofitsgarmentfactoriesweretoldtocometoworkanyway.WhenthebuildingcollapsedonApril24th,morethan1,100peoplewerekilled.Intheweekssince,morethan2,400wererescuedfromtherubble.Thenation`sarmyendeditsrecoveryeffortyesterday.TheownersofthebuildinganditsfactorieshavebeenarrestedandthegovernmentsaysitwillimproveconditionsforBangladeshiworkers,thoughsomearecallingthattoolittletoolate.Pressureisoninternationally,aswell.ManycompaniesintheU.S.andEuropehaveclothesmanufacturedinBangladesh.They`rebeingpushedtomakesureconditionsforworkersaresafe.Differentculturesaroundtheworldapproacheducationdifferently.Earlierthisweek,wetalkedaboutSierraLeoneandhowgirlstherehaven`ttraditionallybeengivenaccesstoeducation.InSouthKorea,theissueisn`tgettinganeducation,it`smoreabouthowwellyoudoinschool.Andwhatsomestudentsaredoingtosucceedishavinganimpactacrosstheentirecountry.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)DANRIVERS,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):SouthKorea`seducationsystemissocompetitive,manychildrenspendevenings,weekends,holidaysatcrammingschoolslikethis.Butamidtheclamortogetbettergrades,itappearssomehavebeencheatingintheall-importantSATteststogetintoU.S.universities.(oncamera):Sofar,prosecutorshaveraided12crammingschoolsinthisareaofSeoulalone.They`relookingforevidenceofcheating.They`reinvestigatinganumberofscams,includingonewheremiddlemensitSATtestsinThailandafewhoursbeforethesametestwasgivenhere.Itgavestudentsaheads-upastowhichquestionswouldbeinthepaper.(voice-over):TheorganizationsthatrunSATsintheU.S.havecanceledMay`stestforthewholeofSouthKorea.Butatonecrammingschoolnotimplicatedinthescandal,ateachertellsmeparentsarepayingfortheirkidstocheat.BYUNGYOON,CRAMMINGSCHOOLTEACHER:Justfromthegrapevine,I`veheardmaybetensofthousandsoflouters(ph)foraccesstothesetests.Alotoftheparentsknowwheretogo.Theownerofthehugyuan(ph),orthecrammingschool,wouldbasicallysayIhaveaccesstothesecertaintests.Andsoalotofthepart--parentsareactuallymakingtheultimatedecision.RIVERS:AtSouthKorea`smostexpensiveboardingschool,modeledonaneliteschoolinLondon,pupilsareentirelyinnocentofcheating,butthey`recaughtupintheaftermathofthescandalallthesame.HENRYKIM,STUDENT:We`regettingpenalizedfor--forthefactthatotherguy--otherpeoplecheatedortriedtocheat.NICKKIM,STUDENT:Thatcouldaffectmywholefuture.RIVERS:Theteacherthatbrokethenewstothem,TobyWaterson,hashelpedthemmakealternativeplanstosittheSATsabroad.TOBYWATERSON,TEACHER:IjustworryaboutthetarnishthatKoreanSATcentershavereceivedinthiswholeprocessandIworry,therefore,aboutthe--abouttheuniversityplacesthataregoingtobeofferedtoourstudents.RIVERS:Studentswhoareunderenormouspressuretosucceed.YOON:Wegetalotoftigermomsandtigercubs.Andthat`swhyallthishypercompetitionishappening.And--andthat`swhypeoplearefindingwaysto,youknow,skirtthesystem.RIVERS:Andintheprocess,tarnishinghoneststudentswho`veworkedhardtomakethegrade.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:AhighschooltrackmeetinWashingtondoesn`tsoundlikeatypicalsettingforafamilyreunion,butthat`swheretwosisterscametogether.What`scrazyisitwasthefirsttimetheyhadevermet.Here`stheirstory.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)CHRISTINEROMANS,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):Imaginefindingyourlonglostsisterafter17yearsandli