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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: One ship, two pirate attacks, different outcome this time around.  You'll see it in today's show! I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now!

First Up: Senate Health Care Plan

AZUZ: First up, the Senate has come up with its plan to reform the U.S. health care system. The proposed bill, released last night. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it would give health insurance to 30 million more Americans and would cost an estimated $849 billion over the next 10 years. Some senators now opposed to the bill are concerned about what it covers and how much it costs. Republicans have threatened to try and block the legislation from being passed. Debate on it could start as soon as Saturday.

Afghan Inauguration

AZUZ: Hamid Karzai is scheduled to be sworn in today for his second term as the president of Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says this is a "critical moment" for that country, because it's a chance for Karzai to show what kind of government he'll lead. Clinton is visiting Afghanistan right now. She's scheduled to meet with Karzai while she's there. The Afghan president, under pressure to clean up corruption in his government, and Secretary Clinton is expected to talk with him about some guidelines that Afghanistan will have to meet in order to continue getting aid from the U.S. Clinton says that America wants to be partners with Afghanistan and with the Afghan people, and that is why President Obama has been reviewing the U.S. approach to the country.

Nuclear Fears

AZUZ: No deal! That's what Iran seems to be saying about sending some of its nuclear materials to other countries. This plan was worked out at a meeting last month. Iran would send raw nuclear materials to other nations who would make it into nuclear fuel, and then that would go back to Iran to be used in medical facilities. But now, instead of sending out materials and getting them back later as fuel, one Iranian official is saying the country will only swap raw materials for already processed fuel, and the trade would have to happen in Iran.  All this is part of the ongoing tension over the Middle Eastern nation's nuclear program. Iran says it's only being used for peaceful reasons. But other countries believe Iran may be trying to build nuclear weapons.

Terror Trial Debate

AZUZ: Well, there has been a lot of back-and-forth about the Obama Administration's decision to try a group of suspected 9/11 terrorists in a civilian court in New York City. A lot of people spoke out about this on our blog and in Congress, where Attorney General Eric Holder, who made the decision, talked about it yesterday. Samantha Hayes has our report on that.

(BEGIN VIDEO)

SAMANTHA HAYES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's a move that's sparked a raging debate.

ALICE HOAGLAND, MOTHER OF 9/11 VICTIM: I think I can speak for many 9/11 families when I say that we are heartsick.

HAYES: On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder defended his decision to try five suspected 9/11 terrorists -- including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- in a civilian court, not a military tribunal.

ERIC HOLDER, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: It was a decision that was case-driven. It's a decision based on the evidence that I know, that frankly, some of the people who have criticized the decision do not have access to.

HAYES: Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee led the intense criticism of Holder's decision.

SENATOR JON KYL, (R) ARIZONA: How could you be more likely to get a conviction in federal court when Khalid Sheik Mohammed has already asked to plead guilty before a military commission and be executed?

HAYES: But Democrats who support the move expressed confidence in the court system and the ability of the city of New York to handle the trials, even though it was the epicenter of the 9/11 attacks.

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, (D) CALIFORNIA: I happen to believe that New York City is able to handle this in a very professional and definitively legal manner.

HAYES: And Holder said it in no way undermines the administration's commitment to fighting terror.

HOLDER: We are at war, and we will use every instrument of national power -- civilian, military, law enforcement, intelligence, diplomatic and others -- to win.

HAYES: Holder also told the panel that he is not concerned that a federal court could find the suspected terrorists not guilty. He said he has told prosecutors that these are cases that must be won. For CNN Student News, I'm Samantha Hayes.

(END VIDEO)

Shoutout

MICHELLE WRIGHT, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. VandenHeuval's social studies classes at Dos Rios Elementary School in Tolleson, Arizona! Who is the longest-serving member in the history of the U.S. Congress? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Robert Byrd, B) Strom Thurmond, C) Harry Reid or D) Ted Stevens? You've got three seconds -- GO! Today is Senator Robert Byrd's 20,775th day serving in Congress. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!

Congressional History

AZUZ: Six years in the House of Representatives; elected to the U.S. Senate nine terms -- only person ever to do that -- it makes Sen. Byrd's total time representing residents of West Virginia 51 years so far. Plus, he's turning 92 tomorrow. As he became the longest-serving member of Congress yesterday, Byrd's years of service were praised by Democrats and Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talked about Sen. Byrd's love for both the country and the Congress. And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid predicted that many of Byrd's records will never be broken.

Somalia Pirates

AZUZ: Deja vu in waters off the coast of the African nation of Somalia, when pirates tried to hijack a ship called the Maersk Alabama. If that sounds familiar to you, it's because that was the same ship that was hijacked back in April. A Navy operation rescued the crew members in that incident. And yesterday, a private security team on board the Maersk kept the attempted hijackers from taking over. When we talk about pirates, we don't mean "of the Caribbean." These are very dangerous people with guns; they hold ships for ransom; they're very active in this part of the world.

Is this Legit?

MATT CHERRY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? The African elephant is the largest animal on land. This one's true. These animals can grow to be 9 tons; that's 18,000 pounds!

Elephant Orphanage

AZUZ: Okay -- that's the full-grown version, but even the babies are huge! African elephants can still weigh around 220 pounds at birth! But big doesn't necessarily mean safe. They're losing their habitat; they're being hunted by poachers: Baby elephants can face a lot of threats in the wild, and not having a mother around doesn't make it any easier. David McKenzie examines a program in Kenya that's trying to help orphaned elephants.

(BEGIN VIDEO)

DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They grow up to be one of Africa's giants, but like all creatures, they start off pretty small. Dwarfed by their keepers, each orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has a tragic tale. This is Sala. She's 6 weeks old. They say her mother died because of starvation in the Kenyan drought. The person who found her gave her cow's milk, which is extremely harmful to elephants because of the fat. Sala wandered into a tourist camp in Kenya's Sala National Park, alone and confused. The orphanage scrambled a plane to rescue her.

Carefully strapped in and traumatized, they evacuated Sala to Nairobi. For weeks, she was too sick to stand. Three days ago, she started walking again. If she makes it, she won't be alone. Drought, poaching and shrinking habitats have decimated elephant herds across East Africa. And the orphanage is fuller than it's been in 30 years. Still, Dame Daphne Sheldrick will take more.

DAME DAPHNE SHELDRICK, DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST: Whatever comes in, we have to make space.

MCKENZIE: It takes years to rehabilitate and reintroduce the orphans into the wild. For the keepers, it's not just a 9 to 5 job.

EDWIN LUSICHI, CHIEF KEEPER: But after working with these elephants, it's no longer just a job. It is from inside your heart, the love that you have for these animals.

MCKENZIE: Every three hours, day and night, the keepers mix fortified soy milk for the elephants. It costs $900 a month to care for each orphan, so the elephants have to earn their keep. With a slap of sunscreen to protect their sensitive skin, the babies go on parade. They slush and slide for the throngs of tourists who see the fun, but not the heartbreak.

MCKENZIE: So, they hope to lead these infants through their most fragile stage. It could take years before Sala joins a family of wild elephants. In the care of her human family, she might just make it. David McKenzie, CNN, Nairobi, Kenya.

(END VIDEO)

Impact Your World

AZUZ: Helping elephant orphans, providing aid to victims of natural disasters, finding ways to clean up the environment: There are a lot of ways to impact your world. Head to CNN.com/impact and check out the resources to find out how you can make a difference.

Before We Go

AZUZ: Before we go, it's crazy what you'll find on the side of the road. Like a turkey, for example. Actually, this fearless fowl's walking right through the middle of traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. Highway workers say Tammy -- Tammy the Turkey -- has been hanging out for about a year. Why did the turkey cross the turnpike? Who knows -- it's a turkey. But she does get a lot of looks from people driving by, and she seems to enjoy it!

Goodbye

AZUZ: In fact, you could say Tammy's gobbling up all the attention. That's where today's show hits the road. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.

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Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Richard Waltzer has a pitch for Cuba: Miller beer and HÃ¤agen-Dazs ice cream.

If he has his way, those products soon will be available at supermarkets and beach resorts on the communist island.

"This is one of the things people are going to pay premium for," Waltzer said, "especially the tourists that have the dollars. It's going to be a phenomenal product."

This week, dozens of Americans are in Havana, peddling their wares at an international trade fair: apples, pears, grapes, raisins, nuts out of California.

U.S.-Cuba relations appear to be thawing.

In Havana, billboards depicting the U.S. president as Adolf Hitler have disappeared. In Washington, President Obama has lifted restrictions on Cuban-American travel and money transfers.

The new political climate has prompted companies such as Chicago Foods to come to Havana's trade fair for the first time. They're hoping to break into the little-known market and go home with a contract.

Despite a trade embargo imposed against Cuba in 1962, the United States is the No. 1 supplier of food to that country and has been for more than five years. A law passed in 2000 allows the United States to export agricultural products and medicine.

But this year, the global economic crisis is taking its toll.

"Cuba has not been an exception," said Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz, minister of foreign trade and investment. "At the end of the third quarter in 2009, our trade fell by 36 percent."

The country is slashing imports of U.S. food by one-third, which means some vendors will go home empty-handed.

But vendors are betting U.S.-Cuba relations will only get better. They said they're also hoping the next step could be bills in the U.S. Congress that would eliminate restrictions on all Americans traveling to Cuba.

"We're in this for the long haul as well," said Paul Johnson of Chicago Foods. "Like I said before, we're thinking about today as well as tomorrow."

A tomorrow that would have U.S. tourists sipping American beer on Cuban beaches.

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question: What is Cuba reeling from?

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question: How much is Cuba slashing imports of US food by?

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question: What do the U.S. companies want to do?

answer: break into the little-known market and go home with a contract.

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question: Where are US firms going to for the first time?

answer: Havana's trade fair

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Editor's note: Leonard Pitts Jr., a columnist for The Miami Herald, won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and is the author of a new novel, "Before I Forget" and "Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood."

Leonard Pitts says we know what it takes to improve the performance of African-American students.

(CNN) -- Back in 1972, on an episode of "All in the Family," Gloria posed the following riddle to Archie and Meathead.

Father and son go driving. There's an accident. The father is killed instantly, the son is rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. The surgeon walks in, takes one look at the patient and says, "I can't operate on this boy. He's my son."

The answer to the apparent paradox eluded Archie, Meathead and the guys down at Kelsey's bar for the balance of the half hour. They floated theories involving stepfathers, sons-in-law, priests, adoptions and returns from the dead. All of which Archie apparently found more believable than the true answer which was, of course, that the surgeon was the boy's mother. "If that's the answer," he spouted, "that's the dumbest riddle I ever hoid!"

Thirty-seven years later it is, perhaps, difficult to appreciate why this riddle ever was a riddle, how so apparent an answer could have stymied Archie, Meathead and, I would wager, the vast majority of the viewing audience.

The riddle speaks volumes not just about how the world has changed in four decades, but also about how unconscious expectations can blind us to the obvious. In 1972, one expected a man when one heard the word "surgeon."

Much as, in 2009, one expects a white kid when one hears the word "scholar."

People will deny this, will say all the right and politic things. But the disclaimers will be as thin and transparent as Saran Wrap. Black, white and otherwise, we are all socialized by the same forces and all carry, by and large, the same unconscious assumptions. One of which is that a certain level of achievement is black and another is white.

This is what you are hearing when a black kid speaks standard English and another black kid chides him for "talking white." This is what George W. Bush was alluding to when he decried "the soft bigotry of low expectations." And this is what we need to address forthrightly if we ever hope to close the so-called achievement gap that looms between black kids and white ones.

In 2007 and 2008, I traveled the country for a series of columns called "What Works," aimed at profiling programs that addressed that gap.

I traveled between big programs and small ones, from the Harlem Children's Zone, which encompasses 90 square blocks of holistic education, family counseling, medical care and tutoring in New York City, to the Freedom Project in Sunflower County, Mississippi, which offers field trips, martial arts and academic enrichment in a rural county where the median income is $25,000 a year and the teen pregnancy rate is said to be 25 percent.

I toured Self Enhancement Inc. in Portland, Oregon, a KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) School in Gaston, North Carolina, the East Lake Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia, and many others. In all these places, I saw black kids -- well-spoken, clean-cut and noon-sun bright -- making a lie out of other peoples' expectations.

Over the course of 13 months, common themes began to emerge whenever I would ask why kids such as these were doing such wondrous work in these places and substandard work elsewhere.

We have more power to fire bad teachers and reward good ones, they said. We require parental involvement. We have a longer school day and a longer school year. We mentor children that need it. We counsel children and families that need it. We are invested in them and make sure they know it.

Most of all, they spoke of the simple power of expectation: making it a conscious point to look for greatness in black kids in whom people had not thought to look for it before. What I came to understand in those interviews is that we already know the secret to improving academic performance for African-American children. What is missing is the will to do so.

And that, I think, is because where they are concerned, we have other expectations.

I asked Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, how he justifies asking for money to uplift poor kids in Harlem. His response struck me: "Someone's yelling at me because I'm spending $3,500 a year on `Alfred.' 'Alfred' is 8. OK, Alfred turns 18. No one thinks anything about locking him up for 10 years at $60,000 a year."

But then, we expect Alfred to be locked up, don't we? Expect it so blithely that we will not challenge the expectation even when it works against our own economic self-interest. Canada, after all, presents a rather stark choice: invest a smaller amount early and produce a citizen who pays taxes and contributes to the system or pay a much larger amount later for the upkeep of a citizen who consumes tax monies and contributes nothing.

That we consistently choose the latter says something about how we assess the educability, the salvageability, of African-American kids.

Thirteen months of interviewing young scholars left me more impatient than ever with a culture that writes off black kids because they are black kids. Somewhere between the 13-year-old in rural Mississippi who wants to go to Harvard and the second-graders in Harlem studying Vincent Van Gogh, I ceased being surprised and started being angry that what I saw was still the exception and not the rule.

Everywhere I went, there were black kids excelling. And at some point, you say to yourself: well, of course.

What did you expect?

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Leonard Pitts Jr.

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text: educability

text: the

text: salvageability

text: of

text: African

text: American

text: kids

text: Thirteen

text: months

text: of

text: interviewing

text: young

text: scholars

text: left

text: me

text: more

text: impatient

text: than

text: ever

text: with

text: a

text: culture

text: that

text: writes

text: off

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text: kids

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text: they

text: are

text: black

text: kids

text: Somewhere

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text: old

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text: Mississippi

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text: and

text: the

text: second

text: graders

text: in

text: Harlem

text: studying

text: Vincent

text: Van

text: Gogh

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text: ceased

text: being

text: surprised

text: and

text: started

text: being

text: angry

text: that

text: what

text: I

text: saw

text: was

text: still

text: the

text: exception

text: and

text: not

text: the

text: rule

text: Everywhere

text: I

text: went

text: there

text: were

text: black

text: kids

text: excelling

text: And

text: at

text: some

text: point

text: you

text: say

text: to

text: yourself

text: well

text: of

text: course

text: What

text: did

text: you

text: expect

text: The

text: opinions

text: expressed

text: in

text: this

text: commentary

text: are

text: solely

text: those

text: of

text: Leonard

text: Pitts

text: Jr.

question: what did he say?

answer: we know

text: we know

question: who says that many people expect black students to perform more poorly?

answer: Leonard Pitts

text: Leonard Pitts

question: Which race seems to not perform well?

answer: African-American students.

text: African-American students.


text:
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- As Tehran approaches the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis, in which dozens of Americans where held against their will for 444 days, the Islamic republic is firmly warning against reformists taking to the streets to protest the government.

Still reeling from the massive demonstration that followed the country's disputed presidential election, Iran on Wednesday will commemorate November 4, 1979, when a group of Islamist students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 53 hostages and effectively ending diplomatic relations with the United States.

While the government will allow the "faithful" to celebrate the anniversary of the embassy seizure, those who "intend to gather illegally and spread lies among people who gather to peacefully participate ... will be held responsible for their actions," said Ahmad Reza Radan, head of Iran's security forces, according to the semi-official Iran Student Correspondent Association.

The government of Iran arrested more than 1,000 people in a massive crackdown after the June 12 election, in which incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the overwhelming winner.

In the aftermath of the fallout, the government accused several reformists, including opposition candidates Mehdi Karrubi and Mir Hossein Moussavi, of spreading anti-government propaganda and fueling the anger among the public.

Despite warnings from Iran's hardline leaders, the reformists have largely refused to back down. They released the names of 72 protesters they say were killed in the unrest that followed the election -- more than double the government's official number.

Karrubi, a former parliamentary speaker, has been especially vocal about the claims of detainee rape. He publishing a firsthand account of one alleged victim on his Web site last month. He has been scorned by government hard-liners, whose credibility and legitimacy have been publicly questioned since the elections.

On Wednesday, Islamic authorities tried to pre-emptively silence anti-government demonstrations and rhetoric.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, Hossein Sajedinia, deputy of operations for Iran's security forces, said, "The police will not allow a handful [of individuals] to disrupt the organization and safety of this day, by fooling people and the youth."

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text: CNN

text: As

text: Tehran

text: approaches

text: the

text: anniversary

text: of

text: the

text: Iranian

text: hostage

text: crisis

text: in

text: which

text: dozens

text: of

text: Americans

text: where

text: held

text: against

text: their

text: will

text: for

text: days

text: the

text: Islamic

text: republic

text: is

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text: warning

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text: streets

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text: the

text: government

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text: the

text: massive

text: demonstration

text: that

text: followed

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: disputed

text: presidential

text: election

text: Iran

text: on

text: Wednesday

text: will

text: commemorate

text: November

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text: group

text: of

text: Islamist

text: students

text: seized

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Embassy

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text: Tehran

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text: diplomatic

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text: the

text: United

text: States

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text: government

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text: anniversary

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text: embassy

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text: June

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text: was

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text: overwhelming

text: winner

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text: fallout

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text: government

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text: anger

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text: public

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text: reformists

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text: refused

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text: the

text: names

text: of

text: protesters

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text: say

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text: killed

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text: unrest

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text: claims

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text: Web

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text: liners

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text: credibility

text: and

text: legitimacy

text: have

text: been

text: publicly

text: questioned

text: since

text: the

text: elections

text: On

text: Wednesday

text: Islamic

text: authorities

text: tried

text: to

text: pre

text: emptively

text: silence

text: anti

text: government

text: demonstrations

text: and

text: rhetoric

text: According

text: to

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: News

text: Agency

text: Hossein

text: Sajedinia

text: deputy

text: of

text: operations

text: for

text: Iran

text: 's

text: security

text: forces

text: said

text: The

text: police

text: will

text: not

text: allow

text: a

text: handful

text: of

text: individuals

text: to

text: disrupt

text: the

text: organization

text: and

text: safety

text: of

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text: day

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text: people

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text: the

text: youth

question: how many protesters were killed

answer: 72

question: Iran is firmly warning against reformists doing what?

answer: taking to the streets to protest the government.

text: taking to the streets to protest the government.

question: what is it an anniversary of

answer: Iranian hostage crisis,

text: Iranian hostage crisis,

question: when is the anniversary

answer: November 4,

text: November 4,

question: Wednesday marks what anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis?

answer: 30th

question: How many protesters do reformists say were killed after June elections?

answer: 72


text:
(CNN) -- Two American hikers detained in Iran for years will meet State Department officials in Washington on Thursday, less than a month after they arrived back home on American soil.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Deputy Secretary William Burns. Sarah Shourd, who was jailed with them but freed last year, will also join them.

The details of the meeting are unclear, but the two men acknowledged State Department officials in their first public statement when they arrived home in the United States last month.

"There were also U.S. government officials who worked for our release, and some of them found creative ways to try and lessen the tension between the U.S. and Iran. Consular officials at the State Department supported our families throughout," Bauer said.

After their release, Clinton issued a statement "welcoming the decision made by Iranian authorities" to free the two men.

"After more than two years, they will finally be reunited with their friends and families. I am grateful for the efforts of all those who have worked for their release," Clinton said.

Fattal, Bauer and Shourd were arrested after straying across the unmarked border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran in July 2009.

Shourd, Bauer's fiancee, was released in 2010, but Bauer and Fattal were freed a year later, after 781 days in captivity and a trial for espionage that Bauer said was based on "ridiculous lies."

text: CNN

text: Two

text: American

text: hikers

text: detained

text: in

text: Iran

text: for

text: years

text: will

text: meet

text: State

text: Department

text: officials

text: in

text: Washington

text: on

text: Thursday

text: less

text: than

text: a

text: month

text: after

text: they

text: arrived

text: back

text: home

text: on

text: American

text: soil

text: Shane

text: Bauer

text: and

text: Josh

text: Fattal

text: will

text: meet

text: with

text: U.S.

text: Secretary

text: of

text: State

text: Hillary

text: Clinton

text: and

text: Deputy

text: Secretary

text: William

text: Burns

text: Sarah

text: Shourd

text: who

text: was

text: jailed

text: with

text: them

text: but

text: freed

text: last

text: year

text: will

text: also

text: join

text: them

text: The

text: details

text: of

text: the

text: meeting

text: are

text: unclear

text: but

text: the

text: two

text: men

text: acknowledged

text: State

text: Department

text: officials

text: in

text: their

text: first

text: public

text: statement

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text: they

text: arrived

text: home

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: last

text: month

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text: U.S.

text: government

text: officials

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text: worked

text: for

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text: ways

text: to

text: try

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text: tension

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text: U.S.

text: and

text: Iran

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text: the

text: State

text: Department

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text: our

text: families

text: throughout

text: Bauer

text: said

text: After

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text: release

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text: a

text: statement

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text: decision

text: made

text: by

text: Iranian

text: authorities

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text: free

text: the

text: two

text: men

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text: two

text: years

text: they

text: will

text: finally

text: be

text: reunited

text: with

text: their

text: friends

text: and

text: families

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text: am

text: grateful

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text: the

text: efforts

text: of

text: all

text: those

text: who

text: have

text: worked

text: for

text: their

text: release

text: Clinton

text: said

text: Fattal

text: Bauer

text: and

text: Shourd

text: were

text: arrested

text: after

text: straying

text: across

text: the

text: unmarked

text: border

text: between

text: Iraqi

text: Kurdistan

text: and

text: Iran

text: in

text: July

text: Shourd

text: Bauer

text: 's

text: fiancee

text: was

text: released

text: in

text: but

text: Bauer

text: and

text: Fattal

text: were

text: freed

text: a

text: year

text: later

text: after

text: days

text: in

text: captivity

text: and

text: a

text: trial

text: for

text: espionage

text: that

text: Bauer

text: said

text: was

text: based

text: on

text: ridiculous

text: lies

question: When are the hikers meeting with the US Secretary of State

answer: Thursday,

text: Thursday,

question: Who are to meet with U.S. Secretary of State?

answer: Josh Fattal

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question: What year were the hikers detained

answer: 2009.

question: Who did meet with U.S.Secretary?

answer: Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal

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question: When were the hikers released

answer: more than two years,

text: more than two years,

question: When were the hikers detained in Iran?

answer: July 2009.

text: July 2009.

question: When were hikers detained?

answer: July 2009.

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New York (CNN) -- Two men have been arrested in a bold and bizarre jewelry store robbery involving crooks who disguised themselves in Hasidic Jewish attire, complete with hats and false beards, police announced Tuesday.

But all was not as it seemed, according to police. The heist was actually an elaborate inside job set up by the store's owners, who were $1 million in debt and six months behind on their rent, police said.

The New York Police Department announced Tuesday that Atul Shah, 43, and Mahaveer Kankariya, 43, both of New Jersey, have been arrested on charges of grand larceny, insurance fraud and falsifying business records.

The two men, co-owners of the Dialite Imports jewelry store in Manhattan's diamond district, are in custody, authorities said.

The costumed robbers connected to the crime remain at large.

According to NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne, two armed men casually walked into the commercial office building where Dialite Imports was located on the afternoon of December 31, 2008. They were dressed in traditional looking Orthodox-style clothing and quickly gained access to the store's safe, spray-painting two security cameras in the process.

The two thieves appeared to make off with about $4 million in diamonds and other jewels.

Immediately after the robbery, Shah told the New York Post that his insurance company had instructed him to refrain from commenting about the heist. "They told me I cannot say anything right now," he said at the time.

But police said Tuesday that investigators became suspicious of the incident when it was discovered that Shah and Kankariya got a new insurance policy just before the apparent robbery.

The owners of the jewelry company hired the two men "to play the armed robbers and dressed them up as Hasidic Jews to avoid causing suspicion," Browne said.

The robbery and security camera footage of the two supposed orthodox outlaws gained particular attention because of the similarities between the staged robbery and the 2000 movie "Snatch," in which diamond thieves donned similar outfits for their burglary.

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(CNN)  -- Liberia's president has declared a state of emergency after hordes of ravenous caterpillars infested the country.

The African armyworm caterpillar is chewing its way through Liberia's food crops.

Tens of millions of the worm-like larvae have appeared in the northern part of the country, where they are destroying green crops like cabbage and collard greens and contaminating the water supply, Liberian Information Minister Laurance Bropleh told CNN Wednesday from the capital of Monrovia.

"I am not aware that they have been here before, ever, and certainly not in this great number," Bropleh told CNN. "That is why it was so overwhelming initially when we first discovered it."

The state of emergency covers the three northern Liberian counties of Bong, Lofa, and Gbarpolu, Liberian officials said.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told legislators Monday that 350,000 people in 62 communities in those three counties may have been affected.

There are also indications the bugs have spread to neighboring Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, Bropleh said.

"This is indeed a crisis," the president said Monday. Johnson Sirleaf said she appointed a task force, including members of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), to identify the species and commence spraying.

Investigators suspect the caterpillars are African armyworms, the FAO said.

The infestation is "quite alarming," said Winfred Hammond, the FAO representative in Liberia.

Hammond said the caterpillars started showing up sometime during the week of January 12 but spread quickly. In just a week, he said, the caterpillars had spread to 50 villages.

The pests multiply rapidly and adult moths are able to fly long distances at night, the FAO said.

Worsening the situation, the area's water supply has been contaminated by the huge volume of feces dropped by the caterpillars, the FAO said.

"The plague is being described as Liberia's worst in 30 years," the FAO said. "The last African armyworm outbreak in the sub-region occurred in Ghana in 2006."

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