This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The continuing long lines of gay couples waiting to get married in San Francisco and the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Sandoval County, New Mexico, noted; scenes shown from San Francisco and Bernalillo, New Mexico.
(San Francisco: Vince Gonzales) The reaction to the gay marriages featured; scenes shown of protestors and gay weddings; details given about the push in many states to ban same-sex marriage. [San Francisco city attorney Dennis HERRERA†- says the city & county of San Francisco is going on offense.] [Liberty Counsel president Mathew STAVER†- comments on the belief that marriage is one man, one woman.] [In New Mexico, newlywed Melissa JAMESON†- comments on having the state recognize her marriage.] [President BUSH – says he is troubled by what he’s seen.] [San Francisco Mayor Gavin NEWSOM†- says this was going to be an issue regardless of the actions in San Francisco.] [Heterosexual bride Kanjana CHONGPIYALERT†- comments on the gay marriages.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Bill Plante) Bush’s response to the gay marriages featured; details given about the likelihood that he will endorse a constitutional amendment.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush’s recess appointment of William Pryor† to a federal appeals court noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Axelrod) The controversy over whether Ralph Nader will run for the presidency featured; details given of Nader’s impact on the outcome of the 2000 election. [Last month, NADER – comments on being a “spoiler.”] [Democratic consultant Mandy GRUNWALD†- says it is an ego trip.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Supreme Court: Bob Orr) The Supreme Court’s agreement to hear a case involving the rights of US citizens arrested as enemy combatants featured; details given about the cases of Jose Padilla, who has been held without charges and with no access to an attorney since 2002, and Yasir Hamdi, who was arrested as a Taliban soldier in Afghanistan. [February 13, Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD – says they are terrorists who are being detained for acts of war against our country.] [Georgetown University Law Center David COLE†- comments on the president’s power to lock up individuals without judicial review.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Statement from former Iraqi exile Ahmed Chalabi, who was a source of faulty intelligence President Bush used to justify attacking Iraq, that the war was a success, and a demonstration by Shiite Muslims in support of cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s call for elections noted; scenes shown from Najaf.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Parliamentary elections in Iran, where reform candidates were barred from the ballot, reported; scenes shown from Tehran.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The rebellion against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti featured; scenes shown of a US military team arriving to assess security at the US embassy and demonstrations against Aristide; details given of US worries about a mass exodus of refugees flooding into Florida. [US citizen Rene GUTTENBERG†- says it’s best to go home.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Jim Acosta) The prosecution’s case against Martha Stewart in her stock fraud trial examined; courtroom sketches by Jane Rosenberg shown; conflicting testimony from Stewart’s friend Mariana Pasternak†† quoted; charges against Stewart outlined. [New York Law School Randolph JONAKAIT†- says if they win they increase distrust for the federal government.] [“Wall Street Journal” Charles GASPARINO†- comments on the uncertainty over whether Stewart will testify.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The FBI’s questioning of 2 men who were on a Royal Air Maroc flight that was diverted during a trip from New York to Morocco noted; scenes shown from Bangor, Maine.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan’s statement about jobs, and the consumer price index noted; Stock Market Report.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Sanibel Island, Florida: Mark Strassmann) Housing discrimination against the elderly featured; details given about violations by landlords of the Fair Housing Act. [Elderly tenants Howard SYMONS†, Edith HOFFMAN- comment on being evicted or denied housing for health reasons.] [AARP Susan SILVERSTEIN†- says some retirement centers have purged their entire populations of anyone with disabilities.] [Condominium association president Belle SHEINER†- says it’s a terrible responsibility to know how to cope with somebody’s illness.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush’s nomination of FDA commissioner Mark McClellan†† to run the overhauled Medicare system reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Scientists’ announcement that the universe will not be ripped apart by “dark energy” noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Allen Pizzey) The new freedom of Iraqi artists, who were formerly ordered to paint flattering portraits of President Saddam Hussein, featured; paintings shown. [Artist Ayad KHADOUM†- says when they asked you to paint Saddam, you had to paint him.] [Two Iraqi ARTISTS - comment on their new work.]
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