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(Studio: Dan Rather) Industrial production, consumer price index and home construction figures reported. Stock Market Report.
(Studio: Anthony Mason) The health of the economy examined; details given of layoffs at some technology companies. [Lehman Brothers Stephen SLIFER - says the clouds are starting to lift.] [Sanford Bernstein Pul SAGAWA - says Cisco Systems got blindsided.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Sharp decreases in profits for Intel reported.
(Los Angeles: Sandra Hughes) The sharp drop in Cisco Systems profits and stock prices examined; details given of plans to lay off thousands of employees. ["eWeek News" editor Peter COFFEE - explains why Cisco Systems made money.] [Cisco Systems vice president Ron RICCI - says the technology sector has decelerated rapidly.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: John Roberts) Plans for President Bush to allow regulations passed during President Clinton's administration concerning tougher lead emissions standards reported; television ad shown. [Children's National Medical Center Dr. Muriel WOLF - says lead poisoning causes many problems.] [EPA administrator Christine Todd WHITMAN - says the laws will help decrease lead exposure.] [Sierra Club Ed HOPKINS - criticizes Bush.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The criticism of Israel by the United States for seizing land ceded to the Palestinians reported; scenes shown from Gaza.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The arrival in Beijing of American negotiators for talks concerning a downed American spy plane held on Hainan Island, China, reported.
(Washington: Bob Orr) The release of new videotapes showing that Chinese fighter jets have repeatedly flown too close to American spy planes reported; video segments shown of Chinese fighter pilots. [Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral Craig QUIGLEY - says the Chinese can check out the American planes but not fly too aggressively.] [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - says the United States wants the plane back.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The cancellation of a joint US-Vietnam mission to search for remains of American MIAs after the crash of a military helicopter in Vietnam reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Sharyl Attkisson) Concerns about the threat of foot-and-mouth disease entering the United States examined; details given of efforts to determine the best ways to stop the spread of the disease noted. [Plum Island Laboratory Tom McKENNA - says the risk of the disease has increased.] [Former USDA veterinary services William HUESTON - says the outbreak must be controlled quickly.] [National Cattlemen's Beef Association Alisa HARRISON - explains problems with vaccinations.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Floods in the upper Midwest along the Mississippi River reported; scenes shown of workers putting up sandbags in La Crosse, WI.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Mark Phillips) The arrival of a suspected slave ship in Benin with no evidence of child slaves aboard the ship reported; details given about the practice of child slavery in Africa examined. [Save the Children Rachel YATES - says the children become a commodity.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The test flights of the Concorde supersonic airplane near Paris as part of efforts to return the plane to service reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Byron Pitts) Vanderbilt University study results showing that the herb Saint John's Wort is not an effective treatment for severe depression reported. [Depression patient Lee ROELKE - says he has been free of depression for a few years.] [Study author Dr. Richard SHELTON - says more effective remedies should be used.] [Depression patient Steven BETTS - says the herb could work for someone else, but it did not work for him.] [Psychiatrist Dr. Hyla CASS - says she has seen Saint John's Wort work.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Claims that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is doing a poor job of warning people against the risks of dietary supplements reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Study results showing that moderate use of alcoholic beverages can decrease the risk of death from a heart attack reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The new Internet data base for looking up information about immigrants who came into the United States through Ellis Island reported; historical footage of immigrants shown.
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