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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Houston: Ed Lavandera; New York: Jeffrey Toobin; Boulder: Josie Burke; White House: Dana Bash) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Houston: Ed Lavandera) The indictment of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling† on various charges featured; scenes shown of him in handcuffs outside the courthouse. [US deputy attorney general James COMEY†- comments on the indictment.] [Skilling's attorney Daniel PETROCELLI†- says Skilling did not steal or lie.] [SEC director of enforcement Steve CUTLER†- comments on executives & corruption.] ["Houston Chronicle" Shelby HODGE†- says people resent Skilling's multi-million dollar house.] The question about the future for Enron's former chairman Ken Lay discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kelli Arena) The federal effort against white collar crime examined; details given about the various cases: Enron, Martha Stewart, Tyco, WorldCom. [COMEY - comments.] [Public Citizen Joan CLAYBROOK†- says the Justice Department has not made a huge priority out of corporate crime.] Statistics cited on corporate fraud prosecutions. [Criminal defense attorney Darryl RAINES†- comments on settlements.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown, Jeffrey Toobin) The importance of the testimony today at Martha Stewart's trial by her friend Mariana Pasternak†, who vacationed with Stewart in Mexico just days after her controversial sale of ImClone stock, how the defense could respond to it, where the government's case against Stewart stands at this point & how Stewart appears to the jury discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Boulder: Josie Burke) The latest developments in the football scandal at the University of Colorado featured; details given of the rape allegations that have led to head coach Gary Barnett being placed on leave. [On "Larry King Live," BARNETT - responds.] [Former Colorado players Charles JOHNSON†, Scott NEMETH†- defend Barnett.] [Students advocating for fair & equal treatment Candice LOPEZ†- says something needs to change in the athletic department.] The general image of coach Barnett & the school's program before him discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: Dana Bash) The political campaign & the administration's economic policies, especially regarding jobs, examined; details given of the administration's defensive stance on the economy & Iraq policy. [President BUSH - talks about taxes.] [Former White House advisor David GERGEN†- says Bush appears off balance.] [Former President George Bush adviser Ron KAUFMAN†- comments.] The status of the Bush & Democratic campaigns at this time discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The endorsement of presidential candidate Senator John Kerry by the AFL-CIO noted.
(Washington: Judy Woodruff) Taped CNN interview held with Kerry. [KERRY - denies contender Senator John Edwards is getting under his skin; states Americans are looking for leadership; comments on his campaign schedule.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(U.N.: Richard Roth) U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan††'s message about elections in Iraq featured; details given of the US elections plan for local caucuses & of the push led by Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for immediate direct elections. [ANNAN - says the June 30 date for elections must be respected.] [US administrator in Iraq Paul BREMER - says the June 30 date holds.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The release of five British prisoners being held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the discover in Iran by U.N. officials of nuclear parts & tomorrow's parliamentary elections in Iran reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Lucia Newman) The unrest in Haiti against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide featured; scenes shown of Aristide addressing the police force & of armed police & rebels. [In English, ARISTIDE - speaks.] [Opposition leader Paul EVANS - {thru translator} speaks against Aristide.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The NCAA's review of its own rules for college athletics in light of the problems in the football program at the University of Colorado noted. Live interview held with NCAA president Myles Brand. [Indianapolis, BRAND - says current NCAA rules do not speak to behavior; notes the first line for rules in the campus are the coach, the athletic director, the president; comments on the pressures to win at any cost; states the money in college sports is not out of control.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The gay marriage debate in California & NASA's decision to push the space shuttle launch back to March 2005 reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The story of a young boss, Jessica Alpert-Goldman††, the owner of the World According to Jess handbags, presented; illustrative scenes shown. [ALPERT-GOLDMAN - talks about starting her company to make "fun" bags & meet her customers' demand.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from Washington, DC, Britain's "The Guardian", San Francisco, Detroit & Chicago.
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