This program is 28 minutes long
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NOTE: Time numerals represent seconds into broadcast, not clock time, since the telecast originated in Washington, DC.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: John McWethy) The emergency landing of a Navy EP-3 plane in Hainan, China, following a collision with a Chinese fighter jet featured; details given of the plane's role in surveilling Chinese information. [GlobalSecurity.org John PIKE - says the plane is jam packed with intelligence collection.] [Pacific fleet commander Admiral Dennis BLAIR - defends our aircraft's flight patterns.] United States plans for diplomatic negotiations to get the flight crew and plane back noted.
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(White House: Josh Gerstein) The strained relations between the United States and China reviewed; details given of China's concerns about United States weapons sales to Taiwan, the issue of China's human rights record. [Former State Department official Catharin DALPINO - talks about China policy.] [March 22, Secretary of State Colin POWELL - comments on China relations.] [Former US ambassador to China James LILLEY - assesses China's position.] [Senator John McCAIN - says quick action is required on both sides.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Belgrade: Jim Wooten) The arrest of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, as the United States considers aid to Yugoslavia featured; newspaper headlines shown. [In Belgrade, two PEOPLE - react to Milosevic's arrest.] [UN War Crimes Tribunal spokesman Jim LANDALE - says the arrest is just a first step.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The trip to the United States by a delegation of Europeans to press President Bush's administration to stand by the Kyoto treaty to reduce greenhouse gases reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(No location given: Barry Serafin) The environmental controversy over President Bush's plans to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling featured; scenes shown of the wildlife in the refuge; details given of how companies gather seismic information to find oil deposits. [Magic Earth President Michael ZEITLIN - says there is less environmental impact.] [Alaska Wilderness League Adam KOLTON - cites a major industrial complex in the refuge.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The rise of ExxonMobil to number one in the Fortune 500 companies with General Motors falling to number three reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Las Vegas: David Wright) How campaign finance reform is linked to the college basketball championship game due to legal betting in Nevada on college sports featured; details given about how the casino lobby prevented passage of a federal bill banning gambling. [NCAA Bill SAUM - opposes gambling.] [Public Citizen policy analyst Steve WEISSMAN - says Congress sold out to gambling interests.] [Senator John McCAIN - says the bill will be resubmitted.] [Mirage Resorts Bill McFADDEN - says we have been educating Congress about gambling.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Opening day for baseball in Puerto Rico as the Texas Rangers played the Toronto Blue Jays reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Dan Harris) The economic slowdown in Seattle featured; details given of the shutdown of high-tech companies, violence, drought etc. [Governor Gary LOCKE - announces a drought emergency.] [Mayor Paul SCHELL - comments on the "interesting times."] [Folk singer Jim HINDE - says the past earthquake and Boeing leaving will really help business.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The inaugural flight on the longest commercial airline route ever reported; scenes shown of a plane taking off from JFK International Airport for Hong Kong.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The start of Daylight Saving Time except in parts of Indiana reported.
(Vevay, IN: Jim Williams) The annual confusion in Vevay, IN, which has two sets of times, Fast time and slow time, featured; scenes shown. [Switzerland Company welcome committee Ann MULLIGAN, hardware store owner Anita DANNER, bed and breakfast owner Lisa FISCHER, resident Ronald SANDIDGE, Mark MILES, casino employee Wes HASSELL - comment on the town's time.] The opposition in Indiana to change noted.
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