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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: John King; Havana: Kate Snow; Jerusalem: Wolf Blitzer; New York: Jeff Greenfield) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Page two and a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The US-Russia nuclear treaty featured; tenets of the plan between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined on screen. [BUSH - says it will be a new era of security.] [Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign Karl INDERFURTH - says the treaty has to be legally binding.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live interview held with Representative Edward Markey about a report from a foreign intelligence service of a possible Islamic terrorist attack against a civilian nuclear power plant. [MARKEY - says he has no idea if the information is credible, but Al Qaeda has threatened American power plants; comments on security problems at nuclear plants before September 11; explains why federal government security is better and additional security costs money.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Havana: Kate Snow) Former President Jimmy Carter's visit to Cuba featured; scenes shown of Carter in Havana; details given of the issue of whether Cuba was sharing information with terrorists. The power of the American dollar in Cuba featured; scenes shown from houses in Havana where tourists are charged in dollars for an overnight visit or meals; details given of creative ways Cubans are earning dollars. [Disguised MAN - (thru translator) talks about telling CDs.] [Restaurant owner Pepin Chorens CEPEDA - (thru translator) says we want economic independence.] carter's address to the Cuban people tomorrow mentioned.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Wolf Blitzer) The tour of the West Bank by Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat and the feud between the two leaders of Israel's Likud Party about the issue of a Palestinian state featured; scenes shown of Arafat with aides amidst a crowd. [In exclusive interview, ARAFAT - says his policy is to prevent terrorism, but some international countries are supporting the terrorists.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(In the West Bank: Mike Hanna) The story of Efrat, an Israeli settlement on the West Bank, featured; scenes shown from 1981, 1988, 1995 and 2002. [In 1981, Jay BUSHINSKY - describes the plans to erect Efrat.] [In 1988, Linda SCHERZER - describes the uneasy co-existence between Israeli settlers and Arabs.] [In 1995, Bill DELANEY, Jerrold KESSEL - describe the skirmishes following Israeli plans to expand Efrat.] [In 2002, Matthew CHANCE - describes the Israeli troop presence to protect Israeli settlers.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Boston: Jason Carroll) The controversy over the videotaped testimony given by Catholic priest Cardinal Edward Egan in a lawsuit involving sexual abuse by a priest (Father Laurence Brett) he supervised in Bridgeport, CT, featured. [Years ago, in videotape, EGAN - answers questions about sex abuse by priests; states that priests are self-employed.] [This weekend, EGAN - comments on priests.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(New York: Jeff Greenfield) The bitter clash in the mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey, between Mayor Sharpe James and fellow African American Cory Booker featured; campaign scenes shown; details given of the division between the two over policy and politics. [Political analyst Steve ADUBATO - says the 1967 riot footage marks Newark; states the question is has James stayed too long.] [In debate, BOOKER, JAMES - bicker.] The bitterness in this race discussed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live interview held with "New York Times" writer Andrew Jacobs about the Newark race. [JACOBS - says the race has come down to a generational and personality clash; indicates the differences in the support staff for James and Booker; states this is a non-partisan election and the Democrat that wins will be mayor.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The return to work at the American Express building at Ground Zero in New York City featured; scenes shown from near the World Trade Center site. [American Express CEO Ken CHENAULT - says today we come home.] [Inside the building, vice president Kathy MARRYAT, senior analyst Taber GONZALES - react to coming back and what happened at the World Trade Center.] [Governor George PATAKI - speaks about coming together and rebuilding lower Manhattan.] [Representative Charles RANGEL - thanks American Express.]
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