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(Supreme Court: Wyatt Andrews) The Supreme Court case challenging the affirmative action ruling that race may be used as a factor in granting college admission examined; details given about admissions policies at the University of Texas; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor’s 2003 opinion quoted; courtroom sketches by William Hennessy shown with remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor quoted. [Plaintiff Abigail FISHER††- says she hopes the court rules that race and ethnicity should not be used.] [University lawyer Greg GARRE††, Fisher’s lawyer Bert REIN††- state their clients’ positions.]
(Los Angeles: Scott Pelley) Statistics on the enrollment at the University of Texas at Austin by race cited.
(Dallas: Anna Werner) Views of the admissions policies at the University of Texas featured; details given about Heman Sweatt††, whose great-uncle went to court to become the first African American in the university’s law school in 1950. [SWEATT – says hopefully there will be a point when there is no need for affirmative action.] [University president Bill POWERS††- notes if race was left out we would not have the necessary diversity.] [Students Cheyenne MATTHEWS-HOFFMAN††, Angus McLEOD††, Katelyn WILLIAMS‡- express views.]
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(Capitol: Sharyl Attkisson) The House hearing on the attack reviewed. [State Department security official Eric NORDSTROM†- notes the difficulty in getting adequate security.] [Former military team leader Lt. Col. Andrew WOOD – comments on being told to do with less.] [State Department official Charlene LAMB††– says we had the correct number of assets in Benghazi.] [White House press secretary Jay CARNEY – says the security there was not adequate.] [Representative Mike KELLY – criticizes the administration’s initial claim the attack was a spontaneous outbreak.]
(Los Angeles: Scott Pelley) President Obama’s counterterrorism advisor John Brennan’s trip to Tripoli to ask Libya’s president to help find the attackers noted.
(Benghazi, Libya: Elizabeth Palmer) The investigation into the attack updated; scenes shown from the safe house that came under attack after the arrival of evacuees from the consulate; details given about suspicion of the radical group Ansar al Sharia and about Libyan army Col. Hamid Hassi††’s view that a US drone strike would be a mistake.
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(Los Angeles: Scott Pelley; Sidney, Ohio: John Dickerson) Romney’s position on abortion in the "Des Moines Register" and his remarks today discussed. [ROMNEY – says he will remove funding for Planned Parenthood.]
(Los Angeles: Scott Pelley) Obama’s attempt to explain his debate performance last week noted. [On “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” voice of OBAMA – says he was too polite.] Tomorrow’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan noted.
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(New York: Armen Keteyian) The USADA report finding that champion cyclist Lance Armstrong was part of a sophisticated doping conspiracy examined; details given about the testimony from Armstrong’s US Postal Service teammates, including George Hincapie†, and other evidence. [USADA CEO Travis TYGART††- says it was designed to cheat sport and win.] [From “60 Minutes,” former teammate Tyler HAMILTON – says there was EPO, testosterone, a blood transfusion.]
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(Tacoma, Washington: Steve Hartman) 78-year-old Don Brittain’s performance of “Taps” every night for the past 2 years in his Tacoma, Washington neighborhood featured; scenes shown of Brittain on his back porch with his trumpet. [Several NEIGHBORS – comment.] [BRITTAIN – notes he had polio as a kid and couldn’t serve so he wants to support our guys over there fighting.]
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