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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(New York: Michael Okwu) The verdict in the New York City trial of musician Sean "Puffy" Combs for gun possession and bribery reviewed. [After, COMBS - reacts to the verdict.]
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Further coverage of the Combs case on The Point noted.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) This week's drop in the Dow Jones averages cited. "Stock Market Report". Agreement by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) to cut oil output noted.
(White House: Kelly Wallace) The reaction of the White House to the economic worries featured; details given of the continued push for a tax cut to stimulate the economy.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The coming Senate debate over campaign finance reform previewed; scenes shown from a town hall meeting in Annapolis, Maryland; details given of the provisions in the McCain-Feingold-Cochran bill and of an alternative plan from Senator Chuck Hagel. [Senators John McCAIN, Russell FEINGOLD - speak out on campaign reform.] [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - calls the bill unconstitutional.] [Senator Tom DASCHLE - criticizes the approach of Hagel and President Bush to campaign finance reform.]
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer, Jonathan Karl) The specifics of Monday's Senate debate on campaign finance reform previewed; details given of the ongoing deep animosity between political rivals McCain and Bush.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Live interview held with "New Republic"'s Michelle Cottle and salon.com Jake Tapper about this wild week in Washington, DC. [EPA administrator Christie Todd WHITMAN - comments on her job.] [COTTLE - says President Bush's administration left Whitman hanging on the emissions reversal; says everyone wants to blame someone else about the economy; talks about Bush's opposition to campaign finance reform.] [TAPPER - says Bush broke a campaign promise; comments on the politics of the economy; says McCain is going up against the system in campaign reform.] [Yesterday, Representative Richard GEPHARDT - accuses Bush of talking down the economy to justify a tax cut.] Tapper's statement on campaign finance reform quoted.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) CNN's premiere of "Talk Five" on Saturday noted.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The Army's compromise over the move of issuing the elite Rangers black beret to all troops examined. [Army chief of staff General Eric SHINSEKI - notes the support for the black beret.] Doctored photograph shown of Shinseki wearing mouse ears. [Army Ranger Association Stephen MAGUIRE - talks about the cherished beret.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The storming by commandos of the Russian plane hijacked by Chechens reported; scenes shown of the plane in Saudi Arabia.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Justice Department approval of the purchase of TWA by American Airlines reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The conclusion of the battle over autopsy photos of the late race car driver Dale Earnhardt reported; scenes shown of the February 18 crash
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Apology from the family of Andy Williams, the boy who killed two in the school shooting in Santee, California, reported. [Father Jeff WILLIAMS - expresses sorrow.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The slump in Napster usage and items left on board the Russian space station Mir, which will fall to earth next week, reported.
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