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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Jim Sciutto) A suicide bombing outside a Baghdad recruiting center for the new Iraqi army featured; scenes shown of damages, dead bodies, the wounded, grieving family members & US soldiers; details given of a series of attacks on Iraqis cooperating with Americans. [Army Col. Ralph BAKER†- says it is the work of terrorist organizations.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Martha Raddatz) The intelligence & security tests in Iraq about attacks aimed at Iraqis featured; statistics cited on casualty figures. [ABC News military analyst Tony CORDESMAN†- says the aim is making the ethnic divisions worse.] The letter from Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi to Al Qaeda leaders about attacks on Shiites to start a civil war in Iraq quoted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Israel's deadly raids into the Palestinian Gaza Strip reported; scenes shown of the unrest.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Betsy Stark) Report that the Comcast Corp. cable TV company wants to buy the Walt Disney Co. examined; details given of the holdings of each company & of recent criticism of the Disney management. [Comcast president/CEO Brian ROBERTS†- states the case for the two companies together.] [Forrester Research media analyst Josh BERNOFF†- analyzes what Comcast sees.] [Disney CEO Michael EISNER†- says Disney is recovering & received an unsolicited offer from Comcast.] [Sanford C. Bernstein media analyst Tom WOLZIEN†- questions Comcast's track record.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Today's stock closing figures for both Disney & Comcast outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statement on the growth of the economy from Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan†† reported. Stock Market Report.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Gen. Wesley Clark's decision to drop out of the presidential race after his showing last night in the Southern primaries reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Demonstrations outside & inside the Massachusetts legislature over the divisive gay marriage issue shown.
(Boston: Ron Claiborne) The political struggle over the same-sex marriage law featured; details given about the debate in the legislature over the state supreme court's ruling. [Inside, Massachusetts house speaker Thomas FINNERAN†, state senator Dianne WILKERSON†- offer views.] [Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Mary BONAUTO†- says opponents want to deny gay marriage.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The issue of same-sex marriage in the presidential election campaign introduced.
(White House: Terry Moran) The issue of President Bush's support of a federal constitutional amendment that would define marriage as a union between a man & a woman examined. [Representative Marilyn MUSGRAVE†- says the president backs the amendment.] [White House press secretary Scott McCLELLAN - says the president is looking at the issue.] [January 20, BUSH - backs the marriage institution.] [American Values president Gary BAUER†, Human Rights Campaign Cheryl JACQUES†- offer views on the marital issue.] The politics of the president's likely support for an amendment noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Stark) The gathering wave of resentment against network television's lack of decency in the wake of the Super Bowl incident examined; tape shown of singers Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake; details given of the consideration of Congressional legislation. [Representative Heather WILSON, Senator Byron DORGAN - speak out against television.] [National Inst. on Media & Family David WALSH†- says it {the Super Bowl} "became the perfect storm."] [Viacom president Mel KARMAZIN†- raises the First Amendment issue.] [ANALYST - says the industry is on guard.] [FCC chairman Michael POWELL†- states a position.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The latest statistics on life expectancy & infant mortality in the US cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The induction of more people into the National Inventors Hall of Fame featured; scenes & photos shown of several inventors while their important inventions are noted. [Super glue inventor Harry COOVER†- recalls sticking everything together.] ["Inventions & Technology" editor Frederick ALLEN†- talks about the catch-22 of invention.]
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