Ten Questions: Study: Kids bombarded by food ads, Bush threatens to veto bill

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(CNN Student News) -- March 29, 2007

Answer the following questions about today's featured news stories. Write your answers in the space provided.

1. What is the focus of the Kaiser Family Foundation study that is featured in today's program? What are some of the survey's findings?

2. According to the segment, what are 11 major food and drink companies doing to promote healthy products and healthy lifestyles? Do you think that these efforts will make an impact? Why or why not?

3. In your opinion, are children influenced by TV commercials that feature food products? If so, how? If not, why not?

4. Do you think that there should be restrictions placed on food commercials that target young people? If not, why not? If so, what restrictions do you think should be put in place?

5. According to the segment, why is President George W. Bush threatening to veto the Senate's war spending bill? Why is this significant?

6. Who is Nancy Pelosi? How did Pelosi respond to the president's threat? Why do you think that Mr. Bush is opposed to setting a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq?

7. What are your thoughts regarding this issue? What do you think should happen to the spending bill?

8. According to the program, what diplomatic crisis is currently taking place between Britain and Iran?

9. What is the status of this crisis?

10. What are your thoughts and feelings about the arrests? In your opinion. what might be the possible outcomes of this situation?

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