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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Elizabeth Palmer) The recent string of deadly attacks in Iraq reviewed; scenes shown of the sites of 2 roadside bombings in which American soldiers were killed, and from Fallujah, the site of an assault on an Iraqi police station; details given of concerns about the US pullback on security. [From CNN, US administrator in Iraq Paul BREMER - says the Iraqi police are not going to be ready by July 1.] [Deputy Chief of Operations Brig. Gen. Mark KIMMITT†- comments on signs that the attackers at Fallujah, who were Iraqi, had help from foreign influences.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Najaf, Iraq: Thalia Assuras) The fears of many Iraqi women that an Islamic government will take away some of their rights examined; details given about the struggles of Najaf lawyer Nidal Jehrayoh†† and Iraqi Governing Council member Dr. Raja Khuzai†. [KHUZAI – comments on her impact on other Iraqi women; talks about the obstacles for Jehrayoh.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Campaigning in Florida by President Bush noted; CBS News poll results cited.
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Byron Pitts) Campaigning by the Democratic candidates in Wisconsin featured; scenes shown of Senator John Kerry visiting a factory; details given about Wisconsin’s economic situation. [KERRY – criticizes Bush’s economic policies.] [Wisconsin voter Andy STARK†- comments on looking for a job.] [Candidates Howard DEAN, Senator John EDWARDS – comment on staying in the race.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) The Democrats’ criticism of Bush’s handling of the economy noted. [EDWARDS, DEAN – criticize Bush.]
(White House: John Roberts) Bush’s campaign trip to Florida featured; scenes shown from the Daytona 500 auto race; CBS News poll results cited; Internet attack ads from Bush’s & Kerry’s Websites shown. [BUSH – campaigns.] [American University James THURBER†- comments on the cost of ramping up the Bush campaign sooner than expected.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s appeal for international help as the uprising against him continues noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Vince Gonzales) The controversial decision by San Francisco’s mayor to allow same-sex marriages examined; scenes shown of gay couples waiting to be married; details given of the possible implications of tomorrow’s court hearing. [Gay couple James PARKER, Eric OLIVER‡- comment.] [Family Research Council Genevieve WOODS†- calls the San Francisco decision “borderline anarchy.”]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The results of a snowstorm in Maury County, Tennessee, & Durham, North Carolina, shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The collapse of a crane onto a tractor trailer on an interstate in Toledo, Ohio, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jim Axelrod) The trade of baseball player Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees featured; details given of the rivalry between the Yankees & the Boston Red Sox, who also hoped to acquire Rodriguez. [Baseball writer Peter GAMMONS†, Yankees fan Jim CRAIG†- comment on the acquisition of A-Rod.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The movement of NASA’s Spirit rover on the surface of Mars noted; photo shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Series on the conflicts between humans and nature introduced.
(Lake Tahoe, Nevada: Sandra Hughes) The encroachment of bears into human areas featured; scenes shown from Lake Tahoe, Nevada; excerpt shown from an Animal Planet show featuring actress Jennifer Aniston frolicking with bears; details given of efforts to re-teach the bears to be afraid of humans. [Bear League Ann BRYANT†- comments on the bears in Lake Tahoe.] [Caretaker Gena RUSCHMEYER†- describes a bear’s foraging in her home.] [Nevada Department of Wildlife Carl LACKEY†- notes the chances for serious conflict between bears and humans.] The issuing of bear hunting licenses in New Jersey noted.
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