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(Studio: Brian Williams) Reports introduced.
(Boston: Dawn Fratangelo) The backlash in Massachusetts over the state supreme court’s ruling that gays have the right to marry featured; scenes shown of demonstrations; details given of the fight for an amendment banning gay marriage. [State representative Vinny deMACEDO††- comments on the intense lobbying over the issue.] [Concerned Women for America Sandy RIOS†- says let the people vote.] [State representative Mike FESTA††, state senator Harriette CHANDLER†- oppose an amendment.]
(Washington: Pete Williams) The national controversy over the gay marriage issue examined; map shown of states with pending amendments to ban marriage for same-sex couples; details given of President Bush’s support for an amendment to the US Constitution that would define marriage as between a man & a woman. [Atlanta City Council president Cathy WOOLARD†- opposes a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Georgia.] [Senator Alan CROPSEY†- states he doesn’t want a liberal activist judge overturning Michigan law.] [Gay rights scholar Chai FELDBLUM†- comments on threats to the civil union system.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Don Teague) Another suicide bombing in Iraq that is in line with the strategy called for by fugitive terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi featured; scenes shown from the attack site outside an army recruiting station in Baghdad. [Coalition Provisional Authority Dan SENOR†- says this {Zarqawi’s letter} is a blueprint for terror in Iraq.] [Terrorism expert M.J. GOHEL†- notes the attacks bear the hallmark of Al Qaeda or affiliated terrorist groups.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Hamas’ promise of revenge after a day of bloody conflict between Israelis & Palestinians in Gaza noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) President Bush’s warning against the spread & sale of weapons technology, especially through the black market, featured; details given of his proposal to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and of criticism of the US for not reigning in Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan††, who admitted selling nuclear secrets. [BUSH – notes the threat of secret & sudden attack.] [Senator Richard LUGAR†- says every nation must agree that we’re not going to have further nuclear weapons situations.] [Arms control expert Gary MILHOLLIN†- comments on the Khan incident.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The withdrawal of Gen. Wesley Clark from the presidential race and candidate Howard Dean’s attack on front-runner Senator John Kerry noted. [In Little Rock, CLARK – says “this old soldier will not fade away.”]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Secretary of State Colin Powell’s angry retort to Representative Sherrod Brown, who160