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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: James Hattori) The rush in San Francisco for gay couples to get married before a court steps in to rule against them featured; scenes shown. [Three gay PEOPLE – comment.] [USC Law School Professor Erwin CHEMERINSKY†- says California state law requires that marriage be an opposite sex couple.] [San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tom AMMIANO†- comments on President Bush’s criticism of gay marriage in his State of the Union speech.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Milwaukee: Ron Allen) Campaigning in Wisconsin by the Democratic presidential candidates featured; scenes shown of Senator John Kerry & Howard Dean on the campaign trail; details given of the pressure on Dean to quit the race. [KERRY – criticizes President Bush’s economic policies.] [Dean campaign manager Steve GROSSMAN††– says there comes a moment when it’s time to move forward.] [DEAN – comments on Grossman’s statement that he will support Kerry if Dean loses.] [Dean volunteer Megan MAHAFFEY‡- says she believes in Dean.] [Democratic strategist Anita DUNN†- says keeping Dean supporters engaged in the race for the White House will be a challenge.] Senator John Edwards’ vow to stay in the race through the Super Tuesday primaries noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) Kerry’s acceptance of campaign contributions from special interests while he claims to be their enemy featured; details given about Kerry’s fund-raising activities, including a 2002 dinner that included companies {listed} under SEC investigation and his involvement with businessman Johnny Chung. [Numerous times, KERRY – speaks against special interests.] [Center for Public Integrity Chuck LEWIS†- comments on Kerry’s dealings with special interests.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) Bush’s campaign contributions examined; scenes shown of Bush touring a Florida factory and at the Daytona 500; excerpts shown from Bush’s & Kerry’s ads attacking each other; companies contributing to Bush’s campaign listed [LEWIS – says Bush has raised 5 times more money from special interests than Kerry.] [From “Meet the Press,” Republican National Committee chairman Ed GILLESPIE†- responds to attacks against Bush.] [Political analyst Stuart ROTHENBERG†- comments on the use of the issue by both parties.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The denial by Kerry and a woman of rumors of an affair between them mentioned.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The continuing violence in Haiti, where rebels are trying to overthrow President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, reviewed; scenes shown of street fighting.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Statistics on National Guardsmen & reservists on duty in Iraq cited.
(Fort Lewis, Washington: Jim Miklaszewski) The challenges for National Guardsmen and their families when they are deployed examined; details given of concerns about the depletion of forces in the Guard. [81st Armored Brigade Capt. Doug BAER†- describes his reaction to his orders to go to war.] [Soldier’s wife Jane BAER – reacts to Doug’s deployment.] [S/Sgt. Allan OLSEN‡- says this is a frightening ordeal.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer’s statements about the role of Islam in Iraq’s new constitution; the deaths of 2 more US soldiers in roadside bombings, and the arrests of Iraqi suspects for killing a female member of the Iraqi Governing Council last September noted; scenes shown from Baquba and Baghdad.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) A possible link between certain antibiotics & breast cancer examined. [Breast cancer patient Jean BONGIOVANNI‡- wonders what led her to have breast cancer.] [University of Pittsburgh Dr. Roberta NESS†- says people should not stop taking antibiotics when they are needed.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Series on Americans’ eating habits introduced.
(New York: Rehema Ellis) The pluses & minuses of bread for dieters explored; statistics on bread consumption cited. [Dieters Barbara & Jeff BOCRAT‡- comment on their efforts to lose weight.] [Duke University Elisabetta POLITI††- comments on the low-carbohydrate diet craze.] [Baker Amy SHERBER‡- says bread is not evil.]
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