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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The temporary United States ban on the import of meat and meat products from the European Union due to foot-and-mouth disease featured; scenes shown of livestock being burned. [Los Angeles County public health director Dr. Jonathan FIELDING - describes the economic impact.]
(Normandy, France: Peter Humi) The arrival of foot-and-mouth disease in France featured; scenes shown from a prime agriculture area while France's precautionary policies are outlined.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) CNN Website coverage of foot-and-mouth disease noted.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Stock Market Report.
(Capitol Hill: Jonathan Karl) The issue of President Bush's plans to privatize Social Security investments allowing people to invest in the stock market examined; details given of the drop in NASDAQ since Bush suggested privatizing to shore up Social Security. [May 15, 2000, BUSH - talks about Social Security.] [Senator John KERRY - says the state of the market casts cold water on the debate.] [Senator Judd GREGG, John BREAUX - comment on privatization.]
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The impact of the uncertainty in the economy on the tax cut plans and areas where President Bush may accept compromises on his tax cut plan examined.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Interview held with former White House counsel Lanny Davis and CNN legal analyst Roger Cossack over Attorney General John Ashcroft's decision to consolidate the investigations of former President Bill Clinton's pardons in the hands of United States attorney Mary Jo White. [COSSACK - says one person will conduct the investigation of all the commutations and pardons; says the United States attorney can offer immunity to Denise Rich and others; comments on the possible conflict of interest in White, a Clinton appointee, investigating Clinton.] [DAVIS - approves of this forum to investigate; says Beth Dozoretz has acted properly and will likely answer White's questions; hopes Clinton will answer questions from Senator Arlen Specter.] [On "Meet the Press", ASHCROFT - talks about the pardons.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) More information on yesterday's accidental bombing in Kuwait by a Navy plane reported; scenes shown of the bomb site. [Pentagon spokesman R/Admiral Craig QUIGLEY - says the ground controller gives information to the planes.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) President Bush's reversal of his campaign position on regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Opening arguments in the Los Angeles trial of Ahmed Ressam on charges of plotting to bomb millennium celebrations reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(No location given: Miles O'Brien) The countdown to Russia's bringing down of the aging Mir space station featured; animations shown of how Mir will be brought down into the atmosphere.
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