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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The release by the White House of President Bush’s military & medical records in an attempt to stop the questions about his National Guard service featured; details given about discrepancies between the records and the account of former Alabama National Guard John Calhoun††. [CALHOUN - recalls Bush’s service.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Former Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark’s endorsement of Senator John Kerry for the nomination noted; scenes shown of the two in Madison, Wisconsin.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(State Department: Andrea Mitchell) The CIA’s questioning of Iraqi defectors who were sources for pre-war intelligence on Iraq featured; details given about false information from defectors who were provided by Iraqi exile Ahmed Chalabi. [CIA director George TENET – says there were discrepancies in claims made by human sources.] [February, 2003, Secretary of State Colin POWELL – says an Iraqi defector confirmed that Iraq has mobile biological research laboratories.] [US Army retired Gen. Barry McCAFFREY†- says there was incentive for the expatriate community to get the US to go in militarily.] [Senator Jay ROCKEFELLER†- comments on the intelligence questions.] [Yesterday, POWELL – says the president acted on good, solid information.] [Senator Joseph BIDEN†- responds to Powell.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The Defense Department’s justification of its decision to detain certain prisoners indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp featured; Defense Department video of the prison shown; details given of the dispute over the prisoners’ legal rights. [Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul BUTLER†- says we remain at war with Al Qaeda, the Taliban and its affiliated organizations.] [In Miami, Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD – says we think about keeping them off the battlefield.] [Human rights lawyer Michael RATNER†- says there have been no hearings or trials.] [State Department Office of War Crimes Ambassador Pierre-Richard PROSPER†- says the laws that apply are the laws of war.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Kabul, Afghanistan: Tom Brokaw) The concern in Pakistan that children get a mainstream education examined; details given of the efforts of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to reform the madrasas, where students are taught only Islam, often from a radical point of view; scenes shown of boys studying at madrasas. [International Crisis Group Dr. Samina AHMED†- comments on the teaching of the notion of holy war.] [National Commission for Human Development Dr. Nasim ASHRAF†- says the madrasas turn out young kids with no place to go.] [Pakistani Minister for Education Zubaida JULAL†- cites the number of schools needed for Pakistani children.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) The death of an American soldier in a mine explosion in Afghanistan and the death of another US soldier in Iraq reported.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Reports introduced.
(Washington: Bob Faw) A look at the importance today of service in the Vietnam War presented; footage shown; details given about the controversy over President Bush’s military service records and about the anti-war activism of candidate Senator John Kerry after his tour of duty; excerpt shown from the film “Fog of War.” [“National Review” editor Rich LOWRY†- says it was a great fault line in our politics & culture.] [“National Review” editor Mackubin Thomas OWENS†- comments on Kerry’s anti-war activities.] [Filmmaker Errol MORRIS††- comments on similarities of the situation in Iraq to what happened in Vietnam.] [Vietnam veteran Daniel CERVANTES-FRESNO†- comments on his Vietnam experience.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) An attempt by gay marriage opponents to stop San Francisco from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and the failure in Massachusetts to reach a decision on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage noted; scenes shown of couples waiting for licenses at San Francisco’s City Hall.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Trade deficit figures cited; Stock Market Report.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Sunday’s Daytona 500 NASCAR race mentioned.
(Daytona, Florida: Roger O’Neil) Advances in safety for racecars that could improve safety for family cars featured; scenes shown of racing crashes; specific improvements cited. [NASCAR driver Elliot SADLER††- comments on walking away from his wreck.] [NASCAR driver Michael WALTRIP – comments on the safety of his racecar.] [NASCAR research & development director Gary NELSON††- talks about absorbing energy on impact.] [Dodge John FERNANDEZ††- comments on safety features.]
(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) NBC’s coverage of the Daytona 500 noted.
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