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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The indictment of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on charges relating to corporate fraud featured; scenes shown of Skilling being led to the courthouse in Houston. [Deputy Attorney General James COMEY†- says Skilling oversaw a massive conspiracy to cook the books.] [SEC Stephen CUTLER†- says there will always be individuals who think the rules do not apply to them.] [Defense attorney Daniel PETROCELLI†- says Skilling is a victim.] [Former Enron employee Diana PETERS†- reacts to Skilling’s arrest.] The question of charges against former Enron chairman Kenneth Lay raised. [In October, 2001, LAY – comments on Enron’s financial status.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Carl Quintanilla) The focus on jobs & the economy as a major campaign issue featured; map shown of states with the most manufacturing job losses. [AFL-CIO president John SWEENEY†- endorses Democratic front-runner Senator John Kerry.] [Schwab Soundview political strategist Greg VALLIERE†- comments on the Wisconsin primary solidifying job outsourcing as the main topic.] [In California, striking grocery worker Tracy COLSON‡- says the economy will be the reason she picks a certain candidate.] [President BUSH – says things are positive.] [KERRY – criticizes the White House’s economic report.] [Teamsters president James HOFFA – explains his endorsement of Kerry.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The road to self rule in Iraq, even as the situation remains unstable, featured; details given of the U.N.’s backing of the US deadline for handing over power despite Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s call for immediate elections; scenes shown of the site of a roadside bombing, in which 2 American soldiers were killed. [U.N. Secretary General Kofi ANNAN – says elections cannot be held before the end of June.] [Foreign policy expert Thomas CAROTHERS†- says President Bush’s administration has a real problem on its hands.] [US administrator in Iraq Paul BREMER – says the date holds.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The continuing uprising in Haiti against President Jean–Bertrand Aristide; Secretary of State Colin Powell’s statement that the US would not object if Aristide stepped down, and the US commitment to send a military team to assess embassy security there noted; scenes shown from a ceremony in Port-au-Prince to honor police officers killed in the uprising.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) U.N. nuclear inspectors’ discovery near Tehran, Iran, of equipment for processing uranium that is more sophisticated than previously disclosed reported.
(Tehran: Preston Mendenhall) The power struggle in Iran created after the disqualification by clerical leaders of reform candidates in tomorrow’s parliamentary elections featured; details given about the political status of Iranian youth. [Iranian artist Mariam SALOOR‡- says she doesn’t like the fanatic government.] [Disqualified candidate Reza YOUSEFIAN††- says nobody can deprive him of his right to be a candidate.] [Computer technician Ali Reza JAFARI††- comments on the power of the mullahs.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Boulder, Colorado: James Hattori) The growing scandal involving the University of Colorado football team following a sixth rape allegation featured; details given about the suspension of coach Gary Barnett following his comments about former place kicker Katie Hnida, who also said she was raped by a team member. [“Sports Illustrated” columnist Rick REILLY†- says Barnett has proven that the program is out of control.] [BARNETT – says Hnida was awful.] [University of Colorado president Elizabeth HOFFMAN††- says everyone’s job is on the line.] [Former football player Scott NEMETH†- supports Barnett.] The NCAA investigation into recruiting abuses nationwide noted. [NCAA president Myles BRAND†- says we shall not condone sex as part of the recruiting process.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Testimony by Martha Stewart’s friend that Stewart knew ImClone CEO Sam Waksal was trying to sell his stock noted; courtroom sketches by Christine Cornell shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) A new list ranking America’s worst traffic bottlenecks featured; details given about locations included on the list, which was paid for by construction companies. [Houston driver Michelle WILLIS††- comments on the traffic.] [Highway Users Alliance Diane STEED†- comments on the growing number of bottlenecks.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) More information on msnbc.com noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Series on Americans’ eating patterns continued.
(Chicago: Kevin Tibbles) The impact of the low-carbohydrate diet craze on hamburger consumption featured; statistics cited; burger ads shown; scenes shown of bunless burgers. [Hardee’s Food Systems CEO Andy PUZDER††- comments on tapping into the low-carb craze.] [NPD Group Harry BALZER†- comments on Americans’ eating habits.] [Kewpee†’s restaurant PATRONS – comment.]
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