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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The US-China fight over air flights on the eve of talks in Beijing featured; United States Navy video shown of Chinese jet flights, including pilot Wang Wei holding up an e-mail address. [Pentagon spokesman R/Admiral Craig QUIGLEY - says the issue is China's overly aggressive flying.]
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(State Department: Andrea Koppel) The background to US-China negotiations featured; details given of the issues of the sale of guided missile destroyers to Taiwan, United States hopes of getting the EP-3 plane back and future surveillance flights.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer; Beijing: Rebecca MacKinnon) The Chinese reaction to President Bush's administration's stance on the planes collision and the future of United States surveillance flights discussed.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Interview held with Tsinghua University's Yan Xuetong; United States Navy footage shown of Chinese flights. [YAN - says there is no real evidence that China was responsible for the accident when the United States was spying; adds that China's goal is to stop surveillance flights.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Interview held with former United States ambassador to China James Sasser about the negotiations between the United States and China. [SASSER - says neither side has the upper hand in the US-China talks; expresses doubt that China will react to the United States Navy video tapes of Chinese fighter plane flights; says the plane crew would have been released earlier except for the stance of the Chinese military who stretched out this incident; comments on China's hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and on US-China trade.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The conflict in the Middle East updated; scenes shown of the Israeli army in Gaza. [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - criticizes Israel's response against the Palestinians.] [Israeli prime minister adviser Dore GOLD - speaks out against the Palestinian attack.] [Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb EREKAT - responds to the Israeli government.] [UN Middle East envoy Terje LARSEN - calls the situation dangerous.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Jackson, Mississippi: Brian Cabell) The referendum in Mississippi over the Confederate emblem on the state flag featured; details given about voter turnout and earlier polls.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(New York: Deborah Feyerick) The new Ellis Island data base listing information about immigrants to the United States featured; details given about the passenger list records moved to the Internet. [Immigrant Felicita Gabbaccia SALTO, project volunteer Russell NELSON, data base designer Edwin SCHLOSSBERG - comment on the immigrant project.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The possibility of an outbreak of foot-and- mouth disease in the United States reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The rise of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwest reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Announcement by President Bush's administration of strict standards on lead as issued by former President Bill Clinton reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The story of a freighter off west Africa supposedly carrying children for the slave trade updated; scenes shown of the ship.
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