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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) Evidence that Al Qaeda is in Iraq and trying to spark a civil war to thwart the US effort to form a government featured; details given about the memo from Ansar al Islam leader Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi that asks for Al Qaeda’s help in starting a sectarian war by launching terrorist attacks against Shiite Muslims; excerpts from the memo quoted. [Coalition Provisional Authority Dan SENOR†- says their strategy is sectarian warfare.] [Coalition Provisional Authority Brig. Gen. Mark KIMMITT†- notes the letter is almost a sign of desperation.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL – comments on Zarqawi.]
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(Islamabad, Pakistan: Tom Brokaw) Exclusive interview with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about the sale of nuclear secrets by Pakistani scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan†† and the war against terrorism. [Wife Sehba MUSHARRAF††- talks about the two assassination attempts on her husband.] [MUSHARRAF – comments on protests against his alliance with the US; talks about the Khan affair and why he pardoned him; comments on Western perceptions of the Islamic world.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) President Bush’s defense of his Iraq & economic policies as his re-election campaign gears up examined; statistics on jobs lost cited. [In Missouri, BUSH – comments on his tax cuts.] [On “Meet the Press,” BUSH - defends his decision to go to war against Iraq.] [Republican pollster Frank LUNTZ††- says the greatest challenge for the president is credibility.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Norfolk, Virginia: Kelly O’Donnell) The Democratic presidential candidates’ campaigns featured; details given about criticism of the White House’s jobs forecast and about the efforts of Senator John Edwards & Gen. Wesley Clark to secure a win in the Tennessee or Virginia primaries. [Senator John KERRY – criticizes Bush’s jobs record.] [In Tennessee, EDWARDS, CLARK criticize Bush.] [Political analyst James THURBER†- says if Edwards & Clark lose overwhelmingly, no one will take them seriously.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Paris: Jim Maceda) The controversy in France over the proposed ban on religious symbols in schools examined; details given about the Muslim opposition to banning head scarves and about the concerns of Sikhs over the possible ban on beards and turbans; scenes shown of protests throughout Europe. [Bill co-author Professor Gilles KEPEL†- comments on the use of state schools as recruiting fields for Islamic fundamentalism.] [Sikh community leader Gudwara SINGH†- says the law is very bad for us.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Two more highway shootings in the Columbus, Ohio, area reported.
(Columbus, Ohio: Kevin Tibbles) A possible break in the highway sniper case featured; details given about an eyewitness account of a possible suspect; tape of 911 call played. [Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Steve MARTIN†- says the shootings are random.] [Northeastern University criminologist Professor James Alan FOX†- says the shooter is enjoying being in control.] [Trucker William BRIGGS††- comments on his narrow escape from the sniper’s bullet.] [Motorist James MALLORY‡- comments on how he has changed his driving.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The 40th anniversary of the Beatles’ appearance on the “Ed Sullivan Show” noted.
(New York: Bob Faw) The impact of “Beatle-mania” examined; footage shown; photos shown from an exhibit in New York’s Museum of Television & Radio. [“The Beatles Come to America” author Martin GOLDSMITH†- comments on the arrival of the Beatles in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.] [Beatles exhibit curator Alexander SMITH†- comments on photos of the Beatles in America.] [Beatles FAN – comments.]
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