This program is about 2 hours long
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Note:Special 90 minutes version of "NewsNight" following the Democratic debate in Los Angeles
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Los Angeles: Candy Crowley; Washington: Joe Johns; Golden: David Mattingly; Port-au-Prince: Lucia Newman) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Tonight's genteel Democratic debate introduced.
(Los Angeles: Candy Crowley) The debate between Senator John Edwards, Al Sharpton, Senator John Kerry & Representative Dennis Kucinich reviewed. [EDWARDS, KERRY, SHARPTONÂ - offer views on gay marriage, the war in Iraq.] The placid nature of the debate discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown, Jeff Greenfield) Tonight's debate discussed; details given about Edwards' presentation of his candidacy, whether he got the major breakout he needed & how Kerry & Edwards handled the death penalty & the same-sex marriage issues.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Joe Johns) The decision by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert†† to deny the request by the 9/11 commission to extend the deadline for its report examined. [Representative Nancy PELOSI - wonders if Hastert is doing the heavy lifting for the White House.] [9/11 commission member Richard BEN-VENISTE†- calls Hastert's position inexplicable.] [On Wednesday, HASTERT; Representative Roy BLUNT - comment.] [9/11 widow Monica GABRIELLE†- accuses the White House of playing politics.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Taped interview held with former Representative & commission co-chairman Lee Hamilton. [From Washington, HAMILTON - says whether the commission will get its extension is unresolved at this time & we have to try to meet Hastert's concerns by making the case; asserts the commission has been bipartisan, professional, very serious & has taken a staggering amount of the members' time.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) A live discussion of tonight's Democratic presidential candidates debate in Los Angeles with "Los Angeles Times" Janet Clayton, "Wall Street Journal" John Harwood & CNN anchor Judy Woodruff presented. [From Los Angeles, CLAYTON, HARWOOD, WOODRUFF; in-studio, WNYC Radio's Brian LEHRER†- assess the performance by Senator John Edwards in his race against Senator John Kerry, the jobs & gay marriage issues.]
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(Washington: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Golden, Colorado: David Mattingly) Colorado's report indicating there may have been warning signs prior to the Columbine school shootings by Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris reviewed; scenes shown of ten thousand items on public display. [Colorado attorney general Ken SALAZAR†- talks about hindsight & the horrific strategy.] [Columbine mother Dawn Anna TOWNSEND†- reacts to seeing the guns that killed her daughter.] [Columbine father Randy BROWN†- says the families matter.] The explanations as to why the information was not acted on by the police discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) New FBI policy banning agents from taking souvenirs from crime scenes & the resignation of Richard Perle from the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Rusty Dornin) The San Francisco marriage of comedian Rosie O'Donnell & her long-time partner Kelli Carpenter†† featured; scenes shown of the pair at City Hall. [O'DONNELL - says they decided to come to San Francisco after President Bush made "vile & vicious" comments; calls for "liberty & justice for all."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(U.N.: Richard Roth) The intelligence-gathering story charging that Britain spied on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan†† for years examined; scenes shown from inside the Security Council, which has had a long history of espionage. [U.N. spokesman Fred ECKHARD†, British Prime Minister Tony BLAIR, Georgia President Mikhail SAAKASHVILI†, Russian Ambassador to U.N. Sergey LAVROV†, US Ambassador to U.N. John NEGROPONTE†, Romanian Ambassador to U.N. Mihnea Ioan MOTOC†- react to the bugging report.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The call from Caribbean nations for the US to restore order in Haiti, a country under siege, noted.
(St. Marc & Port-au-Prince: Lucia Newman) The uprising in Haiti featured; scenes shown from St. Marc, the next target for the insurgents. [At the hospital, Doctors Without Borders Dr. Albert TSHIULA†- {thru translator} talks about the hospital's role.] The suspension of American Airlines flights to Haiti noted & how foreigners can fly out of the country discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The government's lifting of the travel ban to Libya after it opened its nuclear program & the status of the standoff between the US & North Korea over its nuclear program reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Adaora Udoji) Clear Channel's suspension of radio shock jock Howard Stern due to a new decency policy examined; details given of the specific discussions on Stern's show. [Clear Channel Radio President & CEO John HOGAN†- comments on station policy.] [Voice of STERN - says he is the sacrificial lamb.] [Voice of radio host Rush LIMBAUGH - reacts.] ["Washington Post" TV critic Howard KURTZ†- says if the FCC really cracked down on decency corporate profits would be threatened.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with National Public Radio author Kim Masters about the Walt Disney Co. & embattled CEO Michael Eisner. [From Los Angeles, MASTERS - says people have an emotional response top Disney; outlines what has happened at the Disney decision-making process & the "piling-on" by different groups against Eisner; states Los Angeles is having a lot of schaudenfreude over this.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) A deal to end the grocery workers strike in California; Justice Department suit to block Oracle's bid for PeopleSoft; Firestone's recall of tires linked to SUV crashes & Stock Market Report reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(No location given: Josie Burke) The drug charges that Baltimore Ravens football player Jamal Lewis face featured; courtroom sketches by Richard Miller† shown. [LEWIS - proclaims his innocence.] [Lewis attorney Ed GARLAND†- says Lewis was set up.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Baylor University's report on improprieties in its basketball program & the blasting in Chicago of the cursed baseball from last year's playoffs reported; scenes shown of the ball being destroyed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Taped interview held with Senator Larry Craig about the debate over a gun bill. [From Washington, CRAIG - says "junk" lawsuits have been filed against law-abiding gun manufacturers & have cost thousands of jobs; talks about the legitimacy of making guns by relatively small companies; states the bill will pass with a variety of amendments.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The historical marker memorial in Scottsboro, Alabama, commemorating the injustice in 1931 when nine black boys were tried for raping two white women featured; scenes & photos shown from the town. [South Carolina history professor Dan CARTER†- recalls the events & the current relations between blacks & whites in two slightly different Americas.] [Jackson County Historical Assn. Ann Barbee CHAMBLESS†- speaks about healing long-standing wounds.] [Community activist Sheila WASHINGTON†- says she wishes one of the Scottsboro Boys could see this moment.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of tomorrow's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; San Antonio, Boston & Chicago.
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