This program is about 1 hour long
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Note: special coverage of the Southern primaries emphasized in this "NewsNight"
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Kerry headquarters: Kelly Wallace; Edwards headquarters: Candy Crowley; Clark headquarters: Dan Lothian; Dean headquarters: Joe Johns) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Wolf Blitzer) The numbers in the clear win for Senator John Kerry in Tennessee & Virginia reviewed; voting statistics cited.
(Kerry headquarters: Kelly Wallace) What's next for Kerry featured; scenes shown of Kerry & his campaign supporters.
(Edwards headquarters: Candy Crowley) The reaction of Senator John Edwards to the southern primaries reviewed; scenes shown of Edwards working a crowd.
(Clark headquarters: Dan Lothian) The question of whether Gen. Wesley Clark will call it quits after the night's results examined; scenes shown of Clark with supporters.
(Studio: Wolf Blitzer, Jeff Greenfield, Judy Woodruff; New York: Aaron Brown) Clark's presidential election campaign & the role of his wife, Gert, discussed. [In live speech, CLARKÂ - talks about the state of Tennessee, the jobs issue, family values, patriotism etc.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Further election coverage introduced.
(Atlanta: Bill Schneider) The findings of the exit polls in the Virginia & Tennessee Democratic primaries outlined on screen & discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Discussion about Campaign 2004 on the night of the Tennessee & Virginia primaries held with CNN analyst Donna Brazile, "Wall Street Journal"'s John Harwood & CNN analyst Jeff Greenfield. [From Washington, BRAZILE - says the race is just about over as Senator John Kerry's accumulates delegates; comments on the Democrats in the South.] [From Washington, HARWOOD - says Kerry is in a commanding position; states the belief that the weekly primaries are good for Kerry, the politician.] [From Atlanta, GREENFIELD - cites the importance of Ohio for the Democrats; talks about the possible competitiveness for the Democrats in the South; speculates on a Kerry-Edwards ticket.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The White House deal to provide records to the commission investigating September 11 reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: Suzanne Malveaux) The release of President Bush's military records from the 1970s when he was in the National Guard during the Vietnam War era examined; details given of specifics in the documents & the statement from retired Lt. Col. Albert Lloyd quoted. [White House press secretary Scott McCLELLAN - comments.] [On "Meet the Press," BUSH - says he reported to Alabama.] [RNC chairman Ed GILLESPIE - accuses the Democrats of "dirty politics."]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "Washington Post" reporter Lois Romano† about Bush's military service record. [From Tulsa, ROMANO - assesses the Bush documents released today; outlines the year-long time period where his service is in question; discusses the kind of service records that are usually made for the Guard; states the story is not over.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The testimony by the personal assistant in Martha Stewart's trial; the defense case in the trial of former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowlski; GM's recall of Chevrolet Chevettes with steering column problems; the problematic future for Amtrak & Stock Market Report reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Al-Iskandariyah, Iraq: Brent Sadler) The explosion of a car bomb at a police station in Iskandariyah, outside Baghdad, Iraq, featured; scenes shown of the damages & the onlookers; details given of reports that terrorists planned to stoke a civil war. [Coalition deputy director for operations Brig. Gen. Mark KIMMITT†- comments on what is known about the bombing.] Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi's letter to Al Qaeda calling the police the enemy quoted. [Coalition spokesman Dan SENOR†- comments on the Zarqawi memo.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) France's passage of a law banning Muslim head scarves & religious symbols in schools reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from Richmond, Virginia, Detroit, San Francisco, the "International Herald Tribune" & Chicago.
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