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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Sandra Hughes) The power emergency in California with rolling blackouts in southern California noted. [WOMAN, pizza store owner Pete BOSNAK - say a blackout hit at lunch hour.] [Power system spokesperson Patrick DORINSON - says conservation is no longer an option.]
(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(White House: Bill Plante) Concerns about a nationwide energy shortage reported. [President BUSH - says energy demand is increasing more quickly than production; says there are no short-term fixes.] [Secretary of Energy Spencer ABRAHAM - says there could be a serious problem; defends plans to drill in an Alaska arctic reserve.] [Energy analyst Joel DARMSTADTER - says this is a difficult situation, but not a crisis.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The financial outlook for Social Security and Medicare reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) President Bush's comments on the economy reported; scenes shown from Washington of Bush's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. [BUSH - talks about giving the economy a "second wind".]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: John Blackstone) Testimony during the naval court of inquiry concerning the collision of the submarine USS Greeneville and a Japanese fishing boat reported; details given of the denial of testimonial immunity to submarine captain Commander Scott Waddle; courtroom sketches shown. [WADDLE - says he alone knows what happened.] [Waddle's attorney Charles GITTINS - says he is shocked that Waddle's testimony is not needed.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The arrival of Macedonian troops in Tetova, Macedonia, to prepare for an offensive against ethnic Albanian guerrillas reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The destruction in Afghanistan by the Taliban of two large statues of Buddha reported; scenes shown from Bamiyan, Afghanistan, of the statues being blown up.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Bob Schieffer) The efforts of Senators John McCain and Russell Feingold to get their campaign finance reform bill passed reported. [McCAIN - tells Republicans to stop accepting soft money.] [FEINGOLD - talks about large campaign donations.] [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - says the public is not very interested in campaign finance reform.]
(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(New York: Anthony Mason) The role of the largest contributors in elections examined. [Center for Responsive Politics Larry NOBLE - asks why Bush intervened so quickly in the potential Northwest Airlines strike.] [President BUSH - says he will prevent strikes.] [Arctic Power lobbyist Roger HERRERA - says money does not need to corrupt.] [University of Virginia Larry SABATO - says both parties do the same things.] [Senator Edward KENNEDY - criticizes "special-interest" legislation.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The deaths of two dozen journalists in the line of duty reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(New York: Jim Axelrod) The growing popularity of "Dope Wars," a computer game which allows players to become drug dealers, reported; details given of the criticism of the game by law enforcement; scenes shown of the game. [Player "REBECCA" - says she plays "Dope Wars".] [DEA special agent John LUNT - says violence against cops is offensive.] ["Entertainment Weekly" Ty BURR - says every generation has entertainment that parents "don't get".]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Elizabeth Palmer) The postponement of the Russian space station Mir's crash landing in the south Pacific Ocean by one day reported; details given of the efforts to fund Mir after the collapse of the USSR ; scenes and commercials shown from Mir.
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