This program is 27 minutes long
#195979
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Linda Douglass) Senate passage of legislation that will make it harder for people to declare bankruptcy due to credit card debt featured; statistics cited on campaign contributions from the financial services industry, including MBNA's donations to President Bush's campaign. [Center for Responsible Politics Larry NOBLE - says the industry "bought" this legislation via campaign contributions.] [Senator Paul WELLSTONE - calls this a vote against ordinary people.] [Coalition for Responsible Bankruptcy Laws Jeff TASSEY - defends lobbying.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Erin Hayes) The big business of credit card solicitations examined. [MAN, borrowers Gordon WADSWORTH, Ed NOWINSKI - comment on solicitations.] [Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay KRISTOL - says the credit card industry creates excessive bad debt.] [Consumer Federation of America Stephen BROBECK - talks about the industry's marketing.] [American Bankers Association Ed YINGLING - defends the legislation.]
#195980
(Studio: Peter Jennings; Pentagon: John McWethy) The case for testimonial immunity being sought by USS Greeneville captain Commander Scott Waddle at the hearings into the submarine's collision with the Japanese fishing boat discussed.
#195981
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The compromise in the Army over the wearing of the black beret reported.
#195982
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Stock Market Report.
(White House: Terry Moran) The possible impact of the huge drop in the stock market on President Bush's push for a tax cut examined; scenes shown of Bush with the Irish prime minister. [Senator Charles SCHUMER - says a comprehensive economic plan is needed.] [Representative Richard GEPHARDT - says this tax cut does not stimulate the economy.] [Hoenig and Company economist Robert BARBERA - raises the issue of the surplus.] [OMB director Mitchell DANIELS - expresses optimism about the economy.]
#195985
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) The impact of stock market drops on 401 (k) retirement plans examined. [Worker Sandy FAULKNER - reacts to her financial losses.] [AARP John ROTHER - says those set to retire cannot make up their losses.] [Certified financial planner Gary AMBROSE - talks diversity.]
#195986
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The findings of the 2000 Census on earnings of full-time working women versus men cited.
#195987
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The hijacking of a Russian plane by two Chechens and clashes in northern Macedonia between troops and ethnic Albanians near the Serbia-Kosovo buffer zone reported; scenes shown of the plane in Saudi Arabia and Macedonia.
#195990
(Studio: Peter Jennings) A closer look at California's energy crisis introduced. [Secretary of Energy Spencer ABRAHAM - worries about a wave of blackouts.]
(San Jose: Brian Rooney) The complications of building power plants in California examined; details given of the opposition to the Metcalf plant designed for San Jose, California, from the residents and from Cisco Systems company. [Plant construction manager Tim MILLER - comments.] [Calpine Curt HILDREBRAND, neighborhood activist Elizabeth CORD, California state senator John BURTON - offer differing opinions on the presence of a power plant in residential areas.]
#195993
(Studio and Los Angeles: Peter Jennings) The state of California visited; details given about the Asian and Hispanic populations and the threatened Hollywood strike; scenes shown from southern California. [Field Research Mark DiCAMILLO - talks about the continual reinvention of California.]
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