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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The arrival of space tourist Dennis Tito at the International Space Station reported; details given of the conflict between the United States and Russia over Tito's space flight; scenes shown of Tito at the International Space Station. [TITO - says he has already adapted to space.] [Dennis Tito's son Brad TITO - says his father is "in a state of joy".]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) President Bush's support of a global missile defense shield reported; details given of efforts to win the support of allies. [Union of Concerned Scientists Stephen YOUNG - says the plan will not work in the short term.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Omaha: Anne Thompson) The response of billionaire Warren Buffett to the technology stock decline and his refusal to invest in tech stocks reported. [BUFFETT - tells jokes about technology stocks; says people must know what they own.] [PERSON - says Buffett made her rich.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Chip Reid) The threat of strikes by Hollywood actors and script writers reported; details given of the economic effects of the strike threat in Los Angeles. [Costume shop owner Jean RISSONI - says damage has already been done.] [TV writer David RINTELL - talks about getting residual payments.] [Hollywood reporter Bob DOWLING - says actors' and writers' strikes at the same time would shut down business.] [Los Angeles Mayor Richard RIORDAN - says high unemployment could result from a strike.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Mike Taibbi) The arrest in Canada of con artist Christopher Rocancourt featured. [Royal Canadian Mounted Police Corporal Grant LEARNED - says is being held on business fraud charges.] [Nightclub manager Shamin ABAS - says Rocancourt claimed to be a Rockefeller.] [Los Angeles district attorney's investigator George MUELLER - says Rocancourt wants to be known as one of the best con artists.] [Rocancourt's wife Pia REYES - says she did not know everything about her ex-husband.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Further coverage of the Rocancourt story on tonight's Dateline noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Vice President Dick Cheney's preview of the administration's energy policy reported.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Criticism from environmentalists of President Bush's environmental policies reported. [New Mexico Public Interest Research Group Jeanne BASSETT - says the new arsenic standards should be implemented.] [Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mayor Jim BACA - says meeting the tougher standard would be very expensive.] [Natural Resources Defense Council Robert F. KENNEDY, Junior - says Bush has one of the worst environmental records.] [BUSH - talks about using lands well; says decisions should be based on sound science.] [League of Conservation Voters Theodore ROOSEVELT, IV - says Bush deserves low grades for his policies.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The awarding of the John F. Kennedy "Profile in Courage" award to former President Gerald Ford and Georgia Representative John Lewis reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol levels and prevent heart disease in healthy people examined. [Worried about heart disease, Paula STAUFFER - says she had to take charge of her health.] [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Dr. Ronald KRAUSS - says lowering blood cholesterol levels helps to control heart disease.] [Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Dr. Henry GINSBERG - says the statins are some of the best drugs available.]
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