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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Washington: Kathleen Koch; Milwaukee: Jeff Flock; Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two and a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kathleen Koch) The investigation into the death of Washington, DC, intern Chandra Levy, who disappeared last year, featured; details given about a possible link to the cases of assaults by Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique, who is now in prison; scenes shown from the park where Levy's body was found. [US Park Police Sgt. Scott FEAR - says Guandique was convicted of assault.] [DC police Chief Charles RAMSEY - says we will talk to Guandique again.] The issue of determining the cause of death from the bone fragments discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Milwaukee: Jeff Flock) The response of Catholic Archbishop of Milwaukee Rembert Weakland to allegations he sexually assaulted Paul Marcoux for years and the church paid off the case featured. [WTMJ-AM Radio Charlie SYKES - says there is a pattern of secrecy of keeping matters quiet to protect the priests.] [Archdiocese of Milwaukee spokesman Jerry TOPCZEWSKI - reads statement from Weakland about the money.] [Survivors network for those abused by priests Peter ISELY - says church money should not go to cover up a crime.] Weakland's impending resignation due to his age noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Car bombing near a Tel Aviv, Israel, nightclub reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Another FBI memo from Minneapolis chief counsel Coleen Rowley outlining mistakes made in the arrest last summer of hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui prior to September 11 reported. The announcement of House hearings on 9/11 and noted.
(Washington: Jeanne Meserve) The story behind "shoe bomber" Richard Reid's decision to bomb an airplane featured; details given from an e-mail to his mother about his duty as a Muslim against "oppressive American forces." [Terrorism expert Matt LEVITT - talks about Reid's "test mission."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) Pentagon report on the investigations into the 1963-1970 tests of chemical and biological weapons on US military personnel reviewed; details given of evidence that actual nerve gas was used in the tests but no indications of harm.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "Hartford Courant" reporter Thomas Williams about the tests. [From New Haven, CT, WILLIAMS - says some veterans who took part in the tests are very ill with respiratory and neurological problems; says the veterans have had a hard time in getting information out of the Pentagon.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) President Bush's visit to Russia to sign an agreement with President Vladimir Putin to cut nuclear arsenals reported. Live interview held with former deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott about Russia. [From Cleveland, OH, TALBOTT - says overall things in Russia have been moving in a favorable direction; talks about the "Iran problem," a serious issue for a long time with Russia becoming a supplier to Iran; outlines Bush's changing relationship with Putin.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown, Jeffrey Toobin) The trial of Michael Skakel for the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley in Connecticut discussed; details given about two other possible murder suspects Moxley family tutor Ken Littleton and Thomas Skakel and of testimony about Skakel's "confessions."
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Taped interview held with U2 singer Bono about problems in Africa. [From Pretoria, South Africa, BONO - says people in Ghana are coming out to wave at the motorcade; indicates South Africa is turning the corner on AIDS; says Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill is saying aid in the past has been ineffective; talks about the aid legislation in Congress.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The legend of golfer "Slammin'" Sammy Snead, who died, reviewed; photos and scenes shown. [SNEAD - talks golf.]
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