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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Orr) The discovery of the deadly poison ricin at the office of Senate majority leader Bill Frist featured; scenes shown of teams in biohazard suits at the Washington, DC, Senate offices, which were closed; details given about the characteristics of ricin; the anthrax scare of 2001 recalled. [FRIST – confirms that the powder found in a mail room was ricin.] [US Capitol police Chief Terrance GAINER†- comments on the investigation.] [US Capitol physician Dr. John EISOLD†- says we don’t have evidence of anyone with symptoms.] [Toxicologist Dr. Donna SEGER†- says ricin is not a great weapon of mass destruction.] Two other recent ricin scares noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The seven-state battle for the Democratic presidential nomination noted; map shown; exit poll results noted.
(Seattle: Jim Axelrod) The campaign of front-runner Senator John Kerry featured; scenes shown from Seattle; campaign ads shown. [KERRY – comments.] [Democratic political strategist Cathy ALLEN†, political consultant Barry DILL†- comment on the electability issue.] [Democratic consultant Joe LOCKHART†- comments on Kerry’s momentum.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Columbia, South Carolina: Byron Pitts) The must-win situation in South Carolina for Senator John Edwards to keep his candidacy alive featured; campaign scenes shown; details given about the importance for Edwards, Kerry & Rev. Al Sharpton of this first contest in the South. [EDWARDS – says South Carolina is a head-to-head match-up.] [SHARPTON – vows he will be at the convention.] [South Carolina voters Mike RYAN†, Tim PEARSON†, Barbara BARBER†, Thomas MARKHAM†- explain their choices.] Edwards’ scheduled trip to Memphis noted.
(Studio: Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer) The importance of the issue of the economy for Democratic voters discussed; poll results cited.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan’s meeting at the White House with President Bush to discuss the election advisory team the U.N. is sending to Iraq; the death toll from Sunday’s bombing at two Kurdish political offices, and the death of another US soldier in a roadside bombing reported.
(Baghdad: Allen Pizzey) Evidence that many attacks in Iraq are carried out by non-Iraqi terrorists examined; videotape shown of an attack on a US military vehicle by an Islamic fundamentalist group called Jaish Ansar al-Sunni††, which is an offshoot of an organization with ties to Al Qaeda. [Asia-Pacific Foundation M.J. GOHEL†- says this confirms that there is a foreign Islamic presence in Iraq.] [Journalist Philip SMUCKER†- comments on foreign suicide bombers.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) The discovery by coalition troops of a block of cyanide salt in a hideout used by an Al Qaeda agent in Iraq noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Anthony Mason) The testimony of former brokerage assistant Douglas Faneuil† in Martha Stewart’s trial on charges that she lied to cover up a stock tip featured; details given about Faneuil’s claims that his boss, Peter Bacanovic†, ordered him to tell Stewart to sell her ImClone stock; courtroom sketches by Jane Rosenberg shown. [“Wall Street Journal” Charles GASPARINO†- comments on Faneuil’s change in his story.] [CBS News legal analyst Andrew COHEN†- explains why Faneuil’s testimony is critical.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The investigation into the disappearance of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia†† from Sarasota, Florida, noted; surveillance tape shown of a man leading the girl away.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The celebration in Boston for the New England Patriots’ victory in the Super Bowl football game shown.
(Hollywood: Jerry Bowen) The fallout from the Super Bowl halftime performance in which singer Janet Jackson bared her breast featured; scenes shown of Jackson’s duet with Justin Timberlake; details given of possible fines for CBS and its affiliates pending an FCC investigation. [TIMBERLAKE – says it’s every man’s dream.] [From “The Early Show,” FCC chairman Michael POWELL†- calls the incident a “juvenile form of entertainment.”] [“Washington Post” sports columnist Sally JENKINS†- suggests the NFL should have expected this with a collaboration with MTV.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Voting in the seven-state contest for the Democratic presidential nomination noted.
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