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Quick Guide & Transcript: Cheney hunting accident, Around the World report
QUICKVOTERELATEDSPECIAL REPORTCNN STUDENT NEWS(CNN Student News) -- February 15, 2006 Quick GuideHunting & Politics - Get an update on the condition of a man whom Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot during a hunting trip. Saddam Hussein On Trial - Discuss whether a purported hunger strike could have an effect on the trial of Iraq's former dictator. Around the World - Climb aboard a trip around the world with CNN Student News reporter Deanna Morawski. TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're happy to have you along for this Wednesday broadcast of CNN Student News! I'm Carl Azuz. A new development in a hunting accident involving Vice President Dick Cheney: Find out what unexpected complication the victim faced. A new tactic's apparently being used by Iraq's former president. Learn what he said in the courtroom Tuesday about what he's not doing in his prison cell. And a new space is vacant where an eight story casino used to stand. Discover what could take its slot, near the Las Vegas strip. First Up: Hunting & Politics AZUZ: You may have heard the name Harry Whittington recently: He's the 78-year-old man Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot last weekend while hunting. Whittington was moved back into intensive care yesterday, after a complication. The accident left him with several shotgun pellets in his skin. And one of them apparently moved in his body to a place in or near his heart muscle. That caused a minor heart attack. But a hospital spokesman says Whittington's condition remains stable, while doctors decide how to treat him. AZUZ: Now you may be asking, why was Vice President Dick Cheney out hunting in the first place? But that's just like asking you, why skateboard, do ballet or play football? It's a hobby. And the vice president isn't the first national leader to enjoy it. Bruce Morton gives us some "retrospective perspective" on how other top politicians have spent their spare time. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BRUCE MORTON, CNN REPORTER: Do politicians love to hunt? Well, some. Theodore Roosevelt went after big game, went exploring, a genuine enthusiast. Dick Cheney loves to hunt; there's been story after story about his hunting trips, though none, fair's fair, quite as dramatic as this last one. Harry Truman? He'd have rather played poker. Dwight Eisenhower? Organized a partridge hunt in North Africa during World War Two, and hunted as president, but when he had his druthers, you'd find him on a golf course. John Kennedy? A biographer recalls that Lyndon Johnson bullied him into shooting a deer once on the LBJ ranch, but he didn't like it and didn't fish much either, though of course, he loved to sail. Johnson himself? Hunted deer and doves on his ranch, though he sometimes stocked game so heavily you could argue there wasn't much sport in it. Richard Nixon? This man was so out of tune with nature he went walking on a beach in a business suit. Stalking game in the wild? Forget it. Jimmy Carter? Grew up in rural Georgia, fished as a child, went hunting with his father when he was a kid who could only shoot a BB gun. Ronald Reagan? No--chopped brush and rode at his ranch, but cared so much about wildlife there he had rattlesnakes trapped and carted away, not killed. George Herbert Walker Bush? Loved fishing -- grew up in Maine, after all. Hunted some, but always looked, somehow, as if he were there for the photo op, not the game. Bill Clinton? Went duck hunting in Arkansas, but, one friend recalled, liked the people, the camaraderie, more than actually seeing how many ducks he could kill. This president? Likes to hunt quail with family and friends, especially on New Years Day. John Kerry, the man he beat, spent time posing with guns, but voters probably saw more of him pursuing exotic sports--windsurfing and so on. So some do and some don't, but if I were a quail, or maybe even just a hunting companion, I know who I'd steer clear of. The vice president is often in what's called a secure location, but that means, secure for him. The last vice president to hit anyone, by the way, was Aaron Burr, who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. Harry Whittington was much luckier. Bruce Morton, CNN, Washington. (END VIDEO CLIP) Promo AZUZ: Many of you will be out of school next Monday for a holiday called President's Day. But the official term for the third Monday in February, is Washington's Birthday. Well, we've designed a quiz to see just how much you know about the nation's first president. It's coming soon to a CNN Student News web site near you! Shoutout ANDY FLICK, CNN STUDENT NEWS REPORTER: Time for the Shoutout! Which of these men never served as president of the United States? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) Benjamin Franklin B) James Garfield C) James Polk D) Millard Fillmore You've got three seconds--GO! He was a Founding Father, but Benjamin Franklin never served as president! That's your answer and that's your Shoutout! Saddam Hussein On Trial AZUZ: Iraq's former president said Tuesday that he hasn't eaten in days - by his own choice. It's a claim one Iraqi court official describes as an administrative problem. But of course, that's not the only challenge officials face in Saddam Hussein's trial. Court's adjourned until February 28th. Aneesh Raman brings us up to date on the drama of yesterday's proceedings. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) The court's chief defendant slinging more insults at the chief judge. You were appointed by Bremmer, your government was appointed by Bremmer. You can't try the President shouted Saddam. Listen, said the chief judge, you are a defendant, stand up if you want to speak. I will not listen to you if you are sitting down. You have to stand up! Take that gavel rebuked Saddam and knock it on your own head. The exchange came soon after Saddam announced he was on a hunger strike, along with at least two other defendants, including his half brother. The court says it's investigating the claim. But with Saddam once again taking center stage, pressure is on the chief judge to bring control to an often chaotic process. When Rauf Abdul Rahman took over on January 29th, after the former chief judge resigned, he quickly established a new set of rules. Barzan Tikriti immediately broke them and was thrown out, prompting Saddam to walk out...followed by his entire defense team, who, according to some international law experts, are exploiting a system built in their favor M. CHERIF BASSIOUNI, AUTHOR, "CRIMES OF WAR": It's a win win situation for Saddam and his cronies. He either goes in there and he takes over the proceedings, or he stays out and he turns out to be a martyr. Which is an absolute tragedy for the victims. RAMAN: Victims were expected to be the focus of this trial. Witnesses detailing the torturous tyranny of Saddam Hussein. But the crimes against humanity that Saddam is charged with have been hijacked by courtroom drama. Rizgar Mohammed Amin, the previous chief judge, was widely criticized for being too lenient...And while there's now a new chief judge, the same problem persists: defendants who continue to see themselves as rulers. Aneesh Raman, CNN, Baghdad. (END VIDEO CLIP) ID Me FLICK: See if you can ID Me! Finland is just a little smaller than the U.S. state of Montana! Around the World AZUZ: Finland has a brand new president. And a certain American talk show host finds that very entertaining. Deanna Morawski explains why, and brings us some other international headlines in her "Around the World" report. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DEANNA MORAWSKI, CNN STUDENT NEWS REPORTER: We begin in Pakistan, where anti-cartoon protests escalated Tuesday. Thousands rampaged through the cities of Lahore and Islamabad in the country's worst violence yet against caricatures of Islam's Prophet Mohammad. At least two people were killed, and protesters burned a number of businesses. Taking aim at Danish and Western interests, including a Citibank, a Norwegian cell phone company, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken. The cartoons first appeared in a Danish newspaper in September and have since been reprinted by other Western publications. Officials in Germany say the bird flu has now made its way to their country. Initial tests on two dead swans were positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus, which was confirmed in Europe for the first time on Saturday in Italy and Greece. The virus has killed more than 90 people in Asia and Turkey since 2003. Experts fear it could mutate and spread easily among humans, possibly starting a pandemic. And a special get-together in Finland has Finnish voters and late-night talk show fans seeing double - sort of. American talk show host Conan O'Brien finally met his match - Finnish President Tarja Halonen who bears a strong resemblance to him. Because of their physical similarities, the late-night comedian ran a mock ad campaign endorsing Halonen for a second term - which she won last month. After a brief meeting Tuesday, O'Brien didn't get that cabinet post he wanted - inspector of saunas - but Halonen did give him some Finnish troll dolls to take home. That's what's happening around the world. For CNN Student News, I'm Deanna Morawski. (END VIDEO CLIP) Before We Go AZUZ: Before we go... one official described it as the dramatic conclusion, to the life of an old casino. "Dramatic" was right. An implosion on Tuesday collapsed the eight story, Bourbon Street casino into a heap of memories and dust. And out of those ashes, the owner hopes a mega-project will rise to dominate the Las Vegas strip. Of course, a little clean-up here and there will probably come first! Goodbye AZUZ: Always havin' a blast with CNN Student News! I'm Carl Azuz. We'll look forward to seeing you tomorrow, online or on Headline News! 
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