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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The holding of 24 American airmen in China after their spy plane made an emergency landing on Hainan Island featured; details given of the status of the airmen and about the harrowing ordeal aboard the spy plane; animation shown of the collision and aftermath. [President BUSH - says the Chinese must allow contact with the people and return the plane.] [Military analyst Ken ALLARD - says the Chinese could find out all we know about them and how we learned about it.] [Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Richard SHELBY - says China is acting like an adversary.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The White House response to the crisis in China reported; details given of the decision of Bush not to call Chinese President Jiang Zemin. [BUSH - says China is not following standard diplomatic practice.] [White House Deputy Press Secretary Scott McCLELLAN - says talks with Chinese officials continue.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Ned Colt) The downplaying of the spy plane incident in China reported. [US Ambassador to China Joseph PRUEHER - criticizes the refusal to allow contact with the airplane crew.] [The Brookings Institution Bates GILL - says it is a sensitive issue.] [Tsinghua University Institute of International Studies YAN Xuetong - says China has the upper hand.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(State Department: Andrea Mitchell) Concerns about the effect of the spy plane incident on China-US relations examined; details given about the problem issues in China-US relations. [Former Ambassador to China James LILLEY - says China is testing the Bush administration.] [Former Ambassador to China James SASSER - says China does not want to poison relations with the US.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Jim Maceda) The demands of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to be released from prison after his surrender to police reported; details given of the timeline of events leading to Milosevic's surrender. [Voice of MILOSEVIC - says he is drinking coffee with friends.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The release of the yearly air travel report featured; details given of the continuing problems with poor service and the success of small Midwest Express Airlines. [Wichita State University professor Dean HEADLEY - says the airlines were worse than the year before.] [University of Nebraska at Omaha professor Brent BOWEN - says he fears complete system failure.] [Midwest Express passengers James NORTON, Carol CLOSEN - praise the airlines.] [CEO Tim HOEKSEMA - says Midwest Express is mainly for business travelers.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The passage in the Senate of the campaign finance reform sponsored by Senators John McCain and Russell Feingold reported. [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - comments.] [Senate Majority Leader Trent LOTT - says the bill will devastate the parties.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) New treatments for insomnia examined; details given of the new research on options to fight sleeplessness. [Sleep patient Erika BELL - says she went for several days without sleep.] [Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Dr. Gary ZAMMIT - says insomnia is a common problem.] [Stanford psychologist Rachel MANDBER - talks about several methods of therapy used.]
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