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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Terry Moran) President Bush's visit to Russia to discuss a partnership in the war on terrorism featured; scenes shown of an anti-war protest during Bush's speech in Germany. [In Germany, BUSH - worries about Russia helping arm Iran; says we are defending civilization itself against terrorism and those who despise freedom will attack it.] Tomorrow's US- Russia signing of a treaty to reduce nuclear weapons noted.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) A coming look at Russian President Vladimir Putin noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) President Bush's opposition to an independent commission to investigate whether the government missed warning terrorism signs before September 11, the threats to New York City landmarks and the aims of shoe bomber Richard Reid reported.
(Washington: John McWethy) ABC exclusive report about a man who claims to have provided the FBI information about hijacker Hani Hanjour years before he flew a hijacked plane into the Pentagon presented; details given about FBI informant Aukai Collins' background. [COLLINS - says he told the FBI everything about Hanjour; describes the behavior of Arab men taking flight lessons and what he told the FBI.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Request to the Vatican from Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee Rembert Weakland for his retirement to be pushed up reported.
(Studio: Brian Ross) ABC investigation into the issue of Weekland's authorization of large payments after allegations of sex abuse examined. [Abuse victim Paul MARCOUX - says he was "date raped" by the archbishop and requested a settlement.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report that the remains of Washington, DC, intern Chandra Levy are so decomposed the cause of her death may never be known; a water dispute in south Texas and the International Whaling Commission's revocation of whaling rights for the Inuit and Makah Indians of Washington state reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Ceremonies in Washington, DC, honoring law enforcement officers who located missing children shown; statistics cited on missing children.
(Washington: Michele Norris) How advances in technology have advanced the recovery rate for missing children examined; details given about how the Internet can be used. [Missing boys' mother Elizabeth NORTON - comments on her case.] [National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Ernie ALLEN - says technology has shortened the search for missing kids.] The need for parents to be able to provide accurate information about their children noted. [In park, two MOTHERS - try to describe their children.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Explosion in Israel of a bomb attached to a tanker truck; fire at the Israeli embassy in Paris, France, arrival of the frail Pope John Paul II in Bulgaria and the release of more fighters from an overcrowded prison in Afghanistan reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Public Opinion Foundation survey of the Russian view of the US and ABC News poll findings of Americans' view of Russians cited.
(Moscow: Claire Shipman) The puzzling Russian President Vladimir Putin profiled; various scenes shown of Putin with the people; details given of Putin's use of power and the bloom of a "Putin cult." [Stanford University professor Michael McFAUL - notes the weakening of democratic institutions in Russia under Putin.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) The puzzle of why drinking 8 glasses of water a day is considered healthy examined. [On the street, several PEOPLE - says we should drink 8 glasses a day.] [Penn State University nutritionist professor Barbara ROLLS - says we don't know the origin of the 8 glasses recommendation.] The huge sale of bottled water noted.
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