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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) The battles between President Bush and Congress over the federal budget reported; details given of the emphasis on tax cuts. [BUSH - says taxpayers come first.] [American University professor Allan LICHTMAN - says the environmentalists believe Bush has targeted their programs.] [Representative John SPRATT - criticizes the budget.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The increase in agriculture subsidies in spite of the passage of a bill in 1996 to limit them examined. [Representative Dick ARMEY - says he is amazed the program even existed.] Farm subsidies statistics cited. [Senator John McCAIN - says Congress spends money even more strangely than a "drunken sailor;" cites the waste of taxpayers' dollars.] [New York honey producer Jim KILE - says honey producers need subsidies.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The increased risk of rollovers in some 15- person passenger vans examined. [Center for Auto Safety Clarence DITLOW - says the vans are a "disaster waiting to happen".] [Supershuttle International David BIRD - says the company has a good safety program.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The stalemate in the continuing standoff between the United States and China over an American spy plane and its 24 crew members held on Hainan Island, China featured; satellite photos shown of the plane. [President BUSH - says it is time for the crew to come home.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the United States is not apologizing.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lea Thompson) Concerns about food-borne illnesses and inappropriate safety inspections and guidelines examined; details given of the case of food poisoning from meat from the Excel plant. [Parents Connie and Doug KRIEFALL - talk about the death of daughter Brianna.] [Inspector Dr. Mike SCHWOCHERT - describes food safety inspection violations.] [USDA Roger VIADERO - says meat inspection has become largely an honor system.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) Early study results showing that a vaccine may be a promising new treatment for Alzheimer's disease reported; details given of experiments with mice. [University of South Florida at Tampa Dr. Dave MORGAN - says the vaccine has great promise for prevention of the disease; describes the results of animal testing.] [Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Dr. Michael SHELANSKI - says chances are good that humans will benefit.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The visit of former President Bill Clinton to India reported; scenes shown of Clinton riding an elephant.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The release of "In Harm's Way," a new book about the USS Indianapolis, which sank after being torpedoed in 1945 at the end of World War II, reported. [Author Doug STANTON - says he wants to know how 300 men survived; explains how some men found the will to survive.] [World War II veterans "Big" Ed BROWN, Giles McCOY - describe what they saw and heard after their ship sank.]
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