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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: John King; Columbus: Candy Crowley; Port-au-Prince: Lucia Newman; Los Angeles: Frank Buckley) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The campaign offensive by President Bush eight months before the election featured. [Before a Republican crowd, BUSH - criticizes Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry.] [GOP strategist Scott REED†- says Republicans want the president on the offensive.] The issue of Vice President Dick Cheney as a liability on the ticket mentioned & the downside of the president campaigning hard so early discussed.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The announcement by consumer advocate Ralph Nader that he will run for the presidency noted.
(Columbus, Georgia: Candy Crowley) The campaigning by Kerry & Senator John Edwards on the day Nader announced his candidacy featured. [KERRY, EDWARDS - criticize Bush; comment on how their candidacies will appeal to the Nader 2000 voter.] [NADER - campaigns.]
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Political roundtable discussion held with former Bush spokeswoman Mindy Tucker & "Nation" magazine's Katrina Vanden Heuvel†. [VANDEN HEUVEL - comments on the issues raised by Nader, who should be a citizen, not a candidate; states the Democratic candidate could marginalize Nader; says this administration has misled the nation into war & undermined American security.] [From Sacramento, TUCKER - says Nader could cause a rift in the Democratic Party; states Vice President Dick Cheney will be on the ticket; criticizes Kerry's record.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The looming deadline in Haiti for the power-sharing deal noted.
(Port-au-Prince: Lucia Newman) The uprising against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide featured; scenes shown of the Marines arriving to protect the US Embassy, Haitians looting grain, armed rebels & Aristide supporters in the streets; details given of the prospects for a negotiated settlement. [Leaving, AMERICAN - comments.] [Rebel leader Louis Jodel CHAMBLAIN†- {thru translator} says we have liberated this town.]
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Live interview held with New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly about the situation in Haiti. [From New York, KELLY - outlines the Marines' mission; states Haiti needs an international security presence to provide order/maintenance; calls Haiti a "troubled land" that has high unemployment; says a U.N.-sponsored intervention could restore order.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Jane Arraf) The U.N. report that Iraq will not be ready for elections until late this year or next year examined; details given of Shiite leader Ali al-Sistani's call for direct elections. [U.N. Secretary General Kofi ANNAN††, U.N.'s Carina PERELLI†- comment on what needs to be done for elections.] [British representative to Iraq Jeremy GREENSTOCK†- outlines the Shiites' concerns; comments on a compromise for Kurds & Arabs.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) A suicide bombing against the police station in Kirkuk, Iraq; the elections in Iran won by hard-line conservatives & the hearings at The Hague about whether the barrier being built by Israel in the West Bank violates international law reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Frank Buckley) The first 100 days in office for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reviewed; details given of his initial acts in office. [SCHWARZENEGGER - outlines his promises.] [Communications director Rob STUTZMAN†- says action, action, action is our watchword.] [California assembly speaker Fabian NUNEZ†, state Republican leader senator Jim BRULTE†, senator John BURTON†- praise the governor.] ["Sacramento Bee" Daniel WEINTRAUB†- assesses the governor's role as a force.] The importance of the coming bond issue noted.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The Army's pulling of the plug on the Comanche helicopter contracts; the status of the Halliburton overcharging issue; the testimony by busiess manager Heidi DeLuca†† in the Martha Stewart trial that weakens the government's case about her sale of ImClone stock & Stock Market Report reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Taped in-studio interview held with newly announced presidential candidate Ralph Nader. [NADER - outlines the issues affecting millions of America that call for more voices & more energy; describes his independent appeal to conservative & liberal Republicans; speaks out against the corporate fat cats; supports Representative Dennis Kucinich as the Democratic candidate; calls his campaign a commitment to justice.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Mardi Gras in Louisiana noted.
(New Orleans: Michael Schulder) The war on the Formosan termites in New Orleans featured; scenes shown from the French Quarter of the termite tunnels infesting historic buildings. [Dr. Nan Yao SU†, city's Ed BORDES†- comment on dealing with the termite problem.] Map shown of termite activity in the Southeast.
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