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(Studio: Candy Crowley) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: Kelly Wallace; Washington: David Ensor; Havana: Kate Snow) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Candy Crowley) Page two and a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) Report introduced.
(White House: Kelly Wallace) The blame game over how much President Bush's administration knew about terrorist threats prior to September 11 examined; scenes shown about the September 1999 Library of Congress report suggesting Al Qaeda could crash planes into buildings. [BUSH - says had he known the enemy would use airplanes to kill, he would have protected America.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the information did not raise enough alarms.] Senator Charles Grassley's call for an investigation noted. [Yesterday, Senator Hillary CLINTON - says a New York newspaper headline read "Bush Knew;" adds she is not placing blame.] [FLEISCHER - criticizes Clinton.] White House damage control measures noted. The defense and feisty modes at the White House in response to criticism discussed.
(Studio: Candy Crowley) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor) The questions about whether intelligence could have prevented September 11, but missed clues, examined; details given of the warnings from CIA director George Tenet last summer about a possible large-scale attack by Al Qaeda. [On Wednesday, Senator Bob GRAHAM - says we failed to put the puzzle together.] [Representative Porter GOSS - says the intelligence structure is flawed.] [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - comments on reorganization.] [On February 15, Vice President Dick CHENEY - talks about the basic mission.] The possibility of an overall reorganization of the intelligence community discussed.
(Studio: Candy Crowley) Live interview held with Senator Evan Bayh about intelligence. [BAYH - says the real story is not presidential malfeasance, but why did the intelligence community not get the whole picture; cites the bureaucratic intransigence and cooperation is needed to make changes; points out the FBI was not communicating with the CIA as in the flight school matter; reiterates the system was dysfunctional and failed.]
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) The question of whether the September 11 terrorist attack could have been prevented examined; details given of varied political views. [Representative Richard GEPHARDT - says we have to find out what the White House knew.] [Senate majority leader Tom DASCHLE - expresses concern about the threats.] [Vice President Dick CHENEY - warns the Democrats to be cautious.] [Democrat strategists Joe LOCKHART - calls Cheney's speech "outrageous."] [Republican strategist Ed GILLESPIE - says the Democrats are flailing.] Findings of the CNN/Usa Today/Gallup Polls on the public's view of President Bush following recent revelations cited. Cautionary words from the major newspaper quoted.
(Studio: Candy Crowley) State Department warning of a possible terrorist attack in Turkey involving civil aviation reported.
(Studio: Candy Crowley) Live interview held with Hotline.com editor Craig Crawford about policy and politics regarding terrorism. [CRAWFORD - says the political stakes are currently high with elections coming up; downplays the Democratic response; states Cheney made a strong response; suggests the story will become a bureaucratic turf war and won't affect the president.]
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) First Lady Laura Bush statement in defense of her husband President Bush and stooping the terrorist attack quoted. [In interview from Los Angeles, essayist Anne Taylor FLEMING - says Laura is "emerging" but in an older, more traditional role; compares Laura to First Ladies Barbara Bush and Senator Hillary Clinton.]
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) The return of former President Jimmy Carter from his trip to Cuba noted.
(Havana: Kate Snow) Carter's trip reviewed; details given of Carter's view on his trip, the embargo and the Cuban government. [CARTER - says Fidel Castro will not move to accepting dissidents.] Cuba's access to American pop culture featured; scenes shown from across Havana to illustrate the presence of American goods. [Young CUBANS - (thru translator) talk about aspects of American culture like sports and clothes.] [Two Cuban GIRLS - name American pop music groups.] ["MARIO" - talks about getting American movies.]
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) Statements from filmmaker Michael Moore while at the Cannes film festival reported. [MOORE - talks about the political usage of 9/11 by the right-wing leaders.]
(Studio: Candy Crowley) Live interview held with "USA Today" film critic Harlan Jacobsen. [From Cannes, France, JACOBSEN - comments on Moore's political statement and his movie, which deals with anti-gun violence; explains how the new Woody Allen movie was viewed by the French.]
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(Studio: Candy Crowley) The reunion of New Yorkers at the 41st police precinct in the Bronx known as Fort Apache featured; film clip shown from the movie "Fort Apache" and scenes and pictures shown from the south Bronx area in the 1970s and of the current revival of the neighborhood. [Former COPS - comment.
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