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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: John Roberts) President Bush’s re-election campaign, which he has accelerated in response to Democrats’ criticism of his handling of Iraq and the economy, featured; statistics on jobs lost in 2003 cited. [BUSH – promotes his tax cuts.] [Candidate Senator John KERRY – refers to the Iraq intelligence controversy.] [Georgetown University Stephen WAYNE†- comments on Bush’s loss of credibility.] [From “Meet the Press” yesterday, BUSH – defends his decision to go to war against Iraq.] [In March, 2003, BUSH – asserts Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Memphis, Tennessee: Byron Pitts) The efforts of Senator John Edwards & Gen. Wesley Clark to gain ground on front-runner Kerry with a win in Tennessee or Virginia featured; scenes shown of Clark in Memphis. [CLARK – says things are moving in the right direction.] [EDWARDS, KERRY; in Nashville, former Vice President Al GORE – criticize Bush.] Howard Dean’s focus on Wisconsin noted. [DEAN – comments on staying in the race.] NOTE – broadcast problem at 5:31:31.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The day’s casualties in Iraq reviewed.
(Baghdad: Elizabeth Palmer) Evidence of an Al Qaeda plot to incite civil war in Iraq featured; details given about a letter, written by fugitive Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi & discovered on a computer disk carried by captive Hasan Ghul††, that outlines a strategy to trap the US; excerpts from the letter quoted. [Coalition Provisional Authority Dan SENOR†- comments on the plot to target the Shiia in the hope it will result in reprisals against other ethnic groups.] [Deputy chief of operations Brig. Gen. Mark KIMMITT†- notes the letter is a business proposal to Al Qaeda to help out in Iraq.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The violent, anti-government uprising in Haiti featured; scenes shown of street fighting & protests; death toll cited; details given about dissatisfaction with President Jean-Bertrand Aristide††.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The expansion of the attack zone of the sniper responsible for shootings around Columbus, Ohio, reported; scenes shown of a vehicle hit by a bullet in Jeffersonville, Ohio.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The USDA’s conclusion that the case of mad cow disease in Washington state was the only US case noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Bill Whitaker) The taped details of killings by “Green River Killer” Gary Ridgway†, who confessed to murdering 48 women in Seattle beginning in the 1980s, featured; video excerpts shown. [RIDGWAY – says the women were pieces of trash to him; describes how he killed them.] [From “60 Minutes II,” King County, Washington, Sheriff Dave REICHERT†, Green River killings investigator Detective Tom JENSEN†- comment on their conversations with Ridgway.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) More of the Ridgway interview on Wednesday’s “60 Minutes II” noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The cross-examination of former brokerage assistant Douglas Faneuil in the insider trading trial of Martha Stewart noted; courtroom sketches shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Eye on America series on con artists and fraud introduced.
(Tacoma, Washington: John Blackstone) The fraudulent practice of home remodeling contractor Bob Dingman††, who has bilked homeowners out of thousands of dollars, reviewed. [Homeowners Anne YOUTSEY†, Bill TAYLOR†, Eddie SMITH†, Vanessa DUNIVAN†- recall their dealings with Dingman.] [DINGMAN – refuses to comment.] [Washington Department of Labor & Industries Patrick WOODS†- says Dingman has not paid his fine.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Tips for consumers on tomorrow’s “The Early Show” noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show" noted.
(New York: Anthony Mason) The impact of the Beatles on American popular music examined; footage shown. [“Ed Sullivan Show” Vince CALANDRA†, Beatles fan Barbara CANETTI†- recall the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan’s show.] [Beatles historian Martin LEWIS†, “Ticket to Ride” author Larry KANE†- comment on the Beatles’ impact on popular culture.]
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