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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The arrest of accused mailbox pipe bomber suspect Luke Helder featured; scenes shown of Helder in custody in Nevada; details given of the police chase that led to the arrest. [Helder's former roommate Matt DeCORSEY - says he initially did not believe Helder was the right guy.] [Helder family priest Rev. Dennis KAMPA - says the family feels bad for the people who were injured by the bombs.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv: Martin Fletcher) The return of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Israel after the suicide bombing at the pool hall in Rishon Letzion reported; scenes shown of Israeli funerals for the bombing victims. [Jerusalem Mayor Ehud OLMERT - says military operations must resume.] [Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan ASHRAWI - says there will be heavy loss of life.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(State Department: Andrea Mitchell) President Bush's approval of Palestinian Authority leader Yasir Arafat's denunciation of the suicide bombing reported; details given of; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to find another Palestinian leader and make Arafat a figurehead; scenes shown of Arafat touring Ramallah. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says a political solution to Middle East violence is needed.] [Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin INDYK - says there is no point in working with Arafat.] [Palestinian security chief Jabril RAJOUB - says Arafat is the only Palestinian leader.] [University of Maryland professor Shibley TELHAMI - says a political option is necessary.] [Jordan's King ABDULLAH II - expresses support for Arafat's leadership.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The efforts to attack an Afghan warlord (Gulbuddin Hekmatyar) threatening to kill American troops in Afghanistan and a terrorist bus bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, reported; scenes shown of the bombing site. [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - talks about helping the interim government of Afghanistan survive.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The court appearance of Archdiocese of Boston Cardinal Bernard Law to explain his actions concerning the transfer of convicted Catholic priest John Geoghan to other parishes in spite of his abuse of young boys reported.
(Boston: Anne Thompson) The efforts of Roman Catholics to make positive changes in their church examined; scenes shown of Catholics at a Voice of the Faithful meeting in Wellesley Hills, MA. [Catholic Andrea JOHNSON - says her children have a lot of questions.] [Voice of the Faithful president Dr. Jim MULLER - says he wants a Voice of the Faithful chapter in every parish.] [Mary Jo BAIN - says the Catholic leaders are threatened by the ideas of mainstream Catholic groups.] [In church, Father Bob BOWERS - asks people to decide how to give based upon the benefits to the church's children.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Bisbee, Arizona: Jim Avila) The trend of large numbers of obstetrician- gynecologists going out of business due to the high cost of malpractice insurance premiums featured; details given about nine states facing shortages of ob-gyns. [Mother Melinda SALLARD - says she was scared; talks about delivering her child in the car on the way to the hospital.] [Ob-gyn Dr. Cheryl EDWARDS - says her insurance rate was going up to 150,000 a year.] The push for damage award caps noted. [American Medical Assn. Richard CORLIN - says damage award caps work.] [Consumer Federation of America Bob HUNTER - says insurance companies are short of money.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Senate approval of a 180 billion farm subsidy bill and President Bush's plans to sign it into law reported; details given about the legislation.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The Federal Trade Commission claims that electronic abdominal machines do not work as advertised reported; TV ads shown. [Kim NASH - says she bought an abdominal machine so she would never have to do sit-ups again.] [FTC chairman Timothy MURIS - says claims made about the gadgets are "false and deceptive".] ["Fast Abs" distributor attorney Jeff KNOWLES - says Fast Abs is a "safe and effective product".]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The beginning of Fox cable TV show host Bill O'Reilly's new radio talk show "The Radio Factor," which is going head-to- head against talk titan Rush Limbaugh's broadcast, featured' radio show excerpts played. ["Talkers" magazine Michael HARRISON - says Limbaugh and O'Reilly are "basically conservative" and opinionated.] [O'REILLY - says his is a different show. [Talk show listener Hillary HAMMOND - explains why she tuned in to Limbaugh.]
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