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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) The political "blame game" over this week's stock market drop at the time of the debate over President Bush's tax cut featured. [Democrats Representative Richard GEPHARDT, Senator Richard DURBIN - criticize Bush.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER - defends Bush; says the economic slowdown began sometime ago.]
(White House: Kelly Wallace) The response of the administration to the Democratic criticism about its handling of the economy reviewed.
(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer, Kate Snow) The Democrats' view that the economic downturn can be blamed on the Republicans and how the new bankruptcy laws will work to require that people pay back part of their debt outlined. [Senators Paul WELLSTONE, Paul GRASSLEY - criticize the bankruptcy laws.]
(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer; White House: Kelly Wallace) Bush's outline of his campaign finance reform principles listed on screen.
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Live interview held with Senators John Edwards and Mitch McConnell about the "blame game" for the economic slowdown. [EDWARDS - talks about dealing with the lagging economy; says lowering interest rates is more important than a big tax cut; suggests another tax cut could come later on if the surplus holds up; calls unregulated "soft money" a disease.] New York Times editorial suggesting President Bush quit "talking down the economy" quoted. [McCONNELL - says the slowdown began in former President Clinton's administration; talks about how the surplus should be handled; comments on Bush's campaign finance principles.] Statistics on "hard money" and "soft money" raised by each party in the 2000 election cited.
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Announcement by the Pentagon that 800 peacekeepers will be withdrawn from Bosnia reported.
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Tetovo, Macedonia, Yugoslavia: Chris Burns) The threat of unrest in Macedonia caused by ethnic Albanian rebels featured; scenes shown from Tetovo, Macedonia. [Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubcho GEORGIEVSKI - (thru translator) talks about the situation in Macedonia.]
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Negotiations in Saudi Arabia to end the hijacking of a Russian plane by two Chechens reported; scenes shown of the plane.
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) The release from prison after 20 years of Kenneth Waters, who was convicted for a 1980 murder and freed by DNA evidence presented by his sister, reported; scenes shown.
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(Capitol Hill: Wolf Blitzer) Congressional report of security holes in the electronic tax filing system used last year; two studies on an experimental drug to fight the common cold and the impending D-day for the aging Russian Mir space station reported.
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