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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: Suzanne Malveaux; Las Vegas: Kelly Wallace; Ft. Lewis: Katherine Barrett; Pentagon: Barbara Starr) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: Suzanne Malveaux) President Bush's release of more documents from his military records examined; details given about his National Guard service through his discharge in 1973, including the Alabama days & the Democrats' view that there are holes in the record; photo shown. [Senior Clinton adviser Joel JOHNSON†- comments on the tactic of releasing news on Friday night.] The issue of Bush's testimony to the September 11 commission that will have to take place before the summer deadline discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Barbara Starr) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's report on the critical intelligence being gotten from the 650 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba & the Pentagon plan for each detainee's case to be reviewed annually featured; January 2004 statement from the International Red Cross about the legal limbo for the prisoners quoted. [RUMSFELD - outlines specific information obtained from the prisoners about Al Qaeda & terrorist tactics.] [Deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee operations Paul BUTLER†- comments.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Ft. Lewis, Washington: Katherine Barrett) The arrest of Washington state National Guard soldier Spc. Ryan Anderson pending charges featured; photos shown; details given of his contacts with an Islamic e-mail group & a local mosque. [Family neighbor Tom WARREN†- expresses shock; recalls the incident when Ryan was carrying a rifle.] [Anderson neighbor Jack ROBERTS†- talks about Anderson's guns.] [Seattle Muslim leader Aziz JUNEJO†- recounts Anderson's e-mails about shooting guns.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Wichita Falls, Texas: Ed Lavandera) Newspaper report that two dozen Air Force women at Sheppard† Air Force Base in Texas had sought help at a civilian rape crisis center for sexual assault by airmen examined; scenes shown from the base. [Senator Kay Bailey HUTCHISON - says we need to investigate the problem to solve it quickly.] The recent Pentagon call for a review of how the military handles sexual misconduct noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Las Vegas: Kelly Wallace) The nasty political campaign with the Republicans targeting Democratic presidential front-runner Senator John Kerry examined; TV ad shown. [Former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley CLARK - backs Kerry.] [KERRY - responds to the negative ad.] [Senator John EDWARDS - comments on the voters.] [Howard DEAN - talks about continuing in the race.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) The rumor about Kerry & an intern noted.
(Los Angeles: Jeff Greenfield) How another political rumor was spread & the problems the press has in dealing with charges in the era of instant political communications reviewed; details recalled of other stories involving Gary Hart, Bill Clinton & the first President Bush. [On Don Imus radio show, KERRY - says the answer is "no."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live discussion held with CNN's Jeff Greenfield, "Nail 'Em" author Eric Dezenhall†, "The Hotline" editor Chuck Todd & "Philadelphia Daily News" Ellen Foley about how the media can handle the rumor/story about Senator John Kerry & an intern. [From Philadelphia, FOLEY - says in this era the smart reader can figure out what is going on in a story by getting context.] [From Virginia, TODD - comments on the problem of what to report on damage control in the Kerry camp dealing with the gossip; suggests the role of the mainstream media is to debunk a gossipy story.] [From Los Angeles, GREENFIELD - says this story put the press in an odd & complicated position since there is no gate to keep a story like this from getting out.] [From Washington, DEZENHALL - outlines the dilemma of dealing with rumor/crisis; recalls how the younger George Bush dealt with the cocaine rumor.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The pleas in the San Francisco case involving steroids given to athletes; new developments in the Florida right-to-die case of Terri Schiavo & reports that criminal charges are being prepared against former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The gay marriages in San Francisco despite the California state law forbidding same-sex marriage reported; couples shown.
(New York: Beth Nissen) The paradoxical history of marriage in America reviewed; many photos shown. [Harvard University's "Public Vows" author Nancy COTT†- talks about earlier marital laws; recalls the obstacles to marriage constructed in the 1880s, why slaves were unable to marry, how law prohibited interracial marriage; notes the essence of monogamy in American marriage; states marriage has remained an important institution because of its flexibility over time.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The story of Violet Palmer, the only female referee in the NBA, presented; life & game scenes shown. [PALMER - says refereeing is a profession for her; downplays her gender as a pro basketball official; talks about "working on" her game every single night.] [Seattle SuperSonics player Rashard LEWIS†, coach Nate McMILLAN†- comment on Palmer.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from San Francisco, Philadelphia & the tabloid "Weekly World News."
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