NewsDepth for Friday, February 2, 2007

Season: 2006-2007 ~ Episode: 18 ~ This Week's News Quiz
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Show Topics:

• New Medical Center for Injured Soldiers Opens in Texas

• Efforts to Rebuild After Katrina Still Continue

• Bill to Raise Minimum Wage Bogs Down in Senate

• Free Internet Games Advertise to Children

• McDonald’s Switches to Trans-Fat Free Fry Oil

• Ellen Degeneres Buys 1,000 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies

• University Heights Students See School Project Published as Book

• LeBron Receives Most Votes for ‘07 NBA All-Star Game

• 20-year-old Succeeds with No Hands or Feet

• Penguins Eat Coins Thrown by Denver Zoo Patrons, Become Sick

• 9-year-old Invents Signalling Device for School Bus Drivers

This Week's News Quiz

Question #1:

San Antonio , Texas is home to the new Center for the Intrepid. What is the capital of Texas? Answer: Austin.

Question: #2:

McDonald’s is changing the oil it uses to cook French Fries. What kind of fat is the bad fat that food manufacturers and restaurants are trying to avoid? Answer: Trans-fat.

Question #3:

If you are making the current federal minimum wage, and work a forty hour week, how much money do you make each week? Answer: $206.

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