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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) Arrest in Dinan, France, of James Kopp, an anti-abortion advocate wanted for the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, featured; details recalled of the Slepian shooting in Buffalo, New York and of Kopp's flight. [FBI director Louis FREEH - explains how Kopp avoided capture.] [FBI Peter AHEARN - describes the fugitive search.] [Feminist Majority Foundation Eleanor SMEAL - talks about bringing anti-abortion criminals to justice.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The victory for the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill in the Senate featured; details given about the legislation's proposals to contain big "soft money" in politics. [Senator John McCAIN - comments on the "significant victory."] [Senators John EDWARDS, Robert BENNETT - offer differing opinions on politics and money.] [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - calls the bill a "stunningly stupid thing to do."]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Interview held with McCain about his bill. [McCAIN - says the greatest concern is now to get the bill through the House; comments on his relationship with President Bush; talks about the timing of the debate on this bill and what the public considers important.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) President Bush's determination to beat back a move by Senate Democrats to limit his tax cut examined; details given of the House passage of marriage and child credit aspects of a tax bill. [At press conference, BUSH - comments on tax cuts.] [Representative Richard GEPHARDT - criticizes the Bush bill.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Statement from President Bush that Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat needs to speak out against attacks on Israel by Palestinians reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Vacation travel statistics cited.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The bargains in vacation and business travel examined; details given of forecasts by Disney, Carnival Cruise, cutbacks by business and lower hotel bookings. [Two MEN - outline family vacation plans.] PriceWaterHouseCoopers Bjorn HANSON - says vacation bookings are down due to the slowdown in the economy.] [HotelDiscounts.com Bob DEENER - says the softening economy leads to specials on hotel rates.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(London: Ron Allen) Major damage control in Britain by British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save the at-risk tourist industry featured. [Holbeck Ghyll Hotel David NICHOLSON - explains the overreactions from tourists.] [In interview, BLAIR - says all tourist attractions are open.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Kelly O'Donnell) The death row confession from Timothy McVeigh about the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing six years ago featured; several of his statements quoted from "American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombings", a book based on interviews with McVeigh. [Victim Baylee Almon's mother Aron ALMON-KOK - comments on justice for McVeigh.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Further coverage of McVeigh's story on MSNBC noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) Survey findings on the underuse of the needle core biopsy procedure to detect breast cancer examined; details given of Medicare reimbursements for surgical versus needle biopsies. [Patient Christine RUPERT, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organization Amy LANGER - comment on this technology for breast cancer.] [New York Presbyterian Hospital Dr. Peter PRESSMAN - says economic feasibility decides the procedure offered.]
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