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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(New York: Allan Chernoff; San Francisco: David Mattingly; Dallas: Ed Lavandera; Washington: David Ensor) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Allan Chernoff) The resting of the prosecution's case in the trial of Martha Stewart on matters related to her sale of ImClone stock reviewed; courtroom sketches by Christine Cornell shown while details are given of the defense's examination of Stewart's friend witness Mariana Pasternak† about the timing of the sale of her stock. [Defense attorney Robert MORVILLO†- says he will ask all counts be thrown out.] The novel security fraud charge against Stewart discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown, Jeffrey Toobin) The cross-examination of Pasternak by the Stewart defense team, the nature of the security fraud charge & how well the prosecution did overall discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: David Mattingly) The legal issues in the marriage licenses for gays in San Francisco examined; scenes shown of gays lining up for licenses in a small New Mexico town. [Liberty counsel attorney Mathew STAVER†, chief assistant city attorney Therese STEWART†- offer views on the legality of same-sex marriages in San Francisco.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kelli Arena) Supreme Court's agreement to hear the case of suspected terrorist Jose Padilla, who is being held as an "enemy combatant" without access to an attorney, featured; details given of the issue of constitutional rights in a time of war & of the government's charges against him. [Padilla attorney Donna NEWMAN†- says the court will find the president did not have the authority.] [Former Justice Department official Alice FISHER†- outlines the aim of military detention.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The two-year hunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden†† along the border of Afghanistan & Pakistan recalled.
(Washington: David Ensor) The all-out effort to find bin Laden featured; details given of CIA director George Tenet's secret trip to Pakistan & of the planned spring offensive against Al Qaeda & the Taliban in Afghanistan. [Combined forces command-Afghanistan Lt. Gen. David BARNO†- talks about Pakistani compliance & the military operation.] [Journalist Ahmed RASHID†, Joint Chiefs director of operations Brig. Gen. David RODRIGUEZ†- comment on the effort.] [Former DIA official Pat LANG†- notes the desperation to find bin Laden linked to the electoral cycle in the US.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The elections in Iran; the status of the unrest in Haiti and Japan's tightening of security against terrorism reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Dallas: Ed Lavandera) The legal efforts by "Jane Roe" to undo the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion examined. ["Jane Roe" Norma McCORVEY - says it was not settled 30 years ago; speaks against legalized abortion & the damages brought on by a termination of pregnancy.] [Attorney David SCHNECK†- comments on the constitutional question.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) President Bush's controversial recess appointment of abortion opponent William Pryor to the US appeals court; the Democrats urging that Ralph Nader not run as an independent in the 2004 presidential election; the diverting of a flight from New York to Morocco after a passenger claimed he was being abducted & the University of Colorado's naming of an interim head football coach while Gary Barnett is on paid leave for comments about a former female player who accused a teammate of sexual assault reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Beth Nissen) A review of the content of the TV show "Sex & the City" that is concluding this week presented; many brief clips shown.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live discussion held with "Living It Up with Ali & Jack" co-host Ali Wentworth, "Teen People" beauty editor Tia Williams, filmmaker Liz Garbus† & Trio's Andrew Cohen about how the TV show "Sex & the City" should end up. [From Washington, WENTWORTH; in studio, WILLIAMS, GARBUS, COHEN - offer their views on how Carrie should wind up as the show ends & about the Carrie-Big relationship.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from Philadelphia, Britain's "The Times," upstate New York, San Francisco, "National Enquirer," "Weekly World News" & Chicago.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The story of University of California engineering student William Hung, a bad singer who became a star on reality television, presented; "American Idol" clips shown.
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