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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Senate consideration of changes in campaign finance reform featured; details given of the issue of "soft money" that goes to political parties. [Senators Chuck HAGEL, Edward KENNEDY - comments on the debate on special interest money in politics.] Hagel's "hard money" proposals noted.
(Capitol Hill: Jonathan Karl) The debate over the McCain-Feingold bill examined; details given of an amendment that just passed. [Senator John EDWARDS - opposes the amendment on constitutional grounds.]
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Taped interview held with Senator John McCain about the campaign finance reform bill. [McCAIN - predicts the Hagel bill to raise the hard money allowance will be defeated; comments on a suggested cap on "soft money"; opposes the legalizing of "soft money"; suggests the parties were stronger before "soft money"; calls for negotiations on raising the hard money levels in tune with inflation; says he can work with President Bush.] Letter in the Washington Post from Hagel and Senator John Breaux and an excerpt from the "New York Times" about the chances of McCain running in 2004 quoted. [Earlier, Senator Mitch McCONNELL - questions the thousand dollar campaign limit.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Billings, MT: Major Garrett) President Bush's campaign for his tax cut plan and his view of the economy featured. [In speech, BUSH - says the money is a matter of trust.] [Montana Senator Max BAUCUS - welcomes Bush to Montana for a dialogue.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(El Cajon: Frank Buckley) The arraignments in El Cajon, California, for Santee school shooter Andy Williams and El Cajon shooter Jason Hoffman reviewed; scenes shown from the courtroom; details given of the charges against any teenager and the possible prison terms for each.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Tonight's CNN special on a whistle-blowing student previewed.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Call from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Secretary General George Robertson for the Macedonian government to negotiate with ethnic Albanian rebels reported; scenes shown of shooting.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The search in Scotland for missing United States F-15 fighter jets reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The crash of an American military plane in Germany reported; photograph shown.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Arrests of members of a child pornography ring by the United States and Russia in a sting dubbed Operation Blue Orchid reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) California's likely passage tomorrow of higher utility rates to pressure users into conservation; criticism of the TiVo recording service for collecting information from subscribers and study findings indicating Denmark is the top Internet-using country reported.
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