NewsDepth for Friday, December 8, 2006

Season: 2007-2008 ~ Episode: 12 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• Senate Considers New Secretary of Defense

• Aircraft Carrier No Longer Stuck in Jersey Mud

• Pfizer Experiences Setbacks in Developing New Medication

• Ohio at Center of Minimum Wage Debate

• Most Graduates Lack Skills Needed for Jobs

• Ohio Establishments Prepare for Statewide Smoking Ban

• First Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebrated Throughout Ohio

• Cleveland School Donates 6,417 Cans of Food to Holiday Drive

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• Whale Shark Receives Physical at Georgia Aquarium

• NYC Hosts International Jump-Rope Competition

• Rescued Dog Saves Family from Snow

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:

President Bush nominated Robert Gates, former director of the CIA, to be the new Secretary of Defense. What do the letters CIA stand for? Answer: Central Intelligence Agency.

Question: #2:

Ohio voters passed Issue 2 last month, raising Ohio’s minimum wage. What is Ohio’s current minimum wage? What will the new minimum wage be? Answer: $5.15; $6.85.

Question #3:

The whale shark is the largest living fish species, and lives mostly in warm, tropical waters. Is it a whale, or is it a shark? Answer: Shark.

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