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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: John King; Memphis: Kelly Wallace; Baghdad: Jane Arraf; Sarasota: Susan Candiotti) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) President Bush's campaign featured; statistics cited on job losses; details given of Bush's economic predictions. [In Missouri factory, BUSH - campaigns against taxes.] [Presidential candidate Senator John KERRY - campaigns against Bush.] [Republican strategist Mary MATALIN†- comments on Bush policies.] The administration's concern about his lowering approval rating discussed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Memphis: Kelly Wallace) Front-runner Kerry's campaign in the South featured; details given of challenges: Kerry's speaking fees money from "special interests." [KERRY - criticizes the administration on jobs; states he stopped accepting honoraria.] Kerry's strategy in which he seems to be ignoring Democratic opponents & focusing on Bush discussed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The aim of Kerry's five rivals of making a dent in the momentum noted.
(Fairfax, Virginia: Candy Crowley) The primary season for the Democrats examined; scenes shown of Gen. Wesley Clark getting a haircut. [Howard DEAN - says don't quit.] [Senator John EDWARDS - campaigns in the South.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Jane Arraf) The letter from Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi directed to Al Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan about starting a civil war in Iraq to drive out the Americans examined; details given about the document. [Coalition Provisional Authority Brig. Gen. Mark KIMMITT - says it is a plan to spark a civil war by breeding sectarian violence.] [Governing Council member Adnan PATCHACHI†- comments on Iraq's sects.] The question of an active Al Qaeda presence in Iraq discussed.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Taped in-studio interview held with "Newsweek" investigative reporter Michael Isikoff about the commission's investigation of September 11. [ISIKOFF - says there is a battle over the commission's access to presidential daily briefings {PDBs} about what Presidents Clinton & Bush were told about Al Qaeda activities; outlines the White House opposition to giving access to the PDBs despite the commission being chaired by a Republican.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Dallas: Ed Lavandera) The incident on American Airlines Flight 34 from Los Angeles to New York in which the pilot asked Christian passengers to raise their hands featured. [Passengers Amanda NELLIGAN†, Karla AUSTIN†- recount the pilot's bizarre request.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The hit-&-run trial for Catholic Archbishop of Phoenix Thomas O'Brien††; the release of the videotaped confessions from "Green River" murderer Gary Ridgway†† & two shootings on Interstate 270 linked to the series of Ohio sniper shootings reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Sarasota: Susan Candiotti) The death threats against Florida Judge Harry Rapkin† following the kidnap/murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia examined; details given about the paperwork for murder suspect Joseph Smith. [RAPKIN - explains probation procedures for Smith.] A possible new law for probation violators outlined.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The day's events in the trials of Martha Stewart & former Tyco executive Dennis Kozlowski; the filing of bankruptcy by Tower records; the rise in gasoline prices & Stock Market Report reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live discussion held with CNN analyst Jeff Greenfield & slate.com's Chris Suellentrop† about the Democratic presidential candidates. [From Nashville, SUELLENTROP - says Gen. Wesley Clark has been going after Senator John Edwards; comments on Senator John Kerry & on President Bush's interview on "Meet the Press".] From Atlanta, GREENFIELD - explains why the other guys are staying in the race against Kerry, who has been gliding through; comments on the Bush interview.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Daytona Beach, Florida: Bruce Burkhardt) The political pollster's targeting of the NASCAR dad examined; scenes shown from Daytona racetrack; details given about the hunt for the NASCAR dad. [Several DADS, soccer MOM - name their favorite candidate.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live interview held with Harvard University's Henry Louis Gates†, author of "America Behind the Color Line." [From New York, GATES - says his aim is to define the problems of the African American in the 21st century; comments on the black poverty line despite the rise of the black middle class, the need to bridge the education gap, the loss of black role models, the need for a better class distribution among blacks.]
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