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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Denver: Bob McNamara) The admission by Colorado authorities that warning signs were missed prior to the Columbine High School shootings featured; excerpts shown from videos of shooters Dylan Klebold & Eric Harris; scenes shown of crime scene evidence on display. [Victim’s mother Patricia DePOOTER†- objects to the videos.] [Columbine parent Steve GREENE†, victim’s aunt Betty SHOELS†- react to the display of evidence.] [Colorado attorney general Ken SALAZAR†- says there was no plot to stop any intercession that would have prevented Columbine.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Richard Roth) CBS exclusive on an intelligence report revealing that last November’s synagogue bombings in Istanbul, Turkey, were an alternative to Al Qaeda’s original plan to attack American targets presented; excerpts from the report quoted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Mark Phillips) Accusations by former British cabinet minister Clare Short† that the British government spied on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan prior to the Iraq war examined; details given about a British translator’s claim that the US asked Britain to spy on U.N. Security Council members under pressure to support the war. [On BBC radio, SHORT – says she’s seen transcripts of Annan’s phone conversations.] [British Prime Minister Tony BLAIR – calls Short’s claims “totally irresponsible.”] [British translator Katharine GUN†- comments on coming forward.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The call by Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric for elections by the end of this year noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The request from Caribbean nations for the U.N. to authorize a multi-national force to restore order in Haiti noted.
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Mark Strassmann) The uprising against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide featured; scenes shown of the airport jammed with people leaving, of rebel forces, who are massing on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, and of refugees at sea. [Aristide’s wife Mildred ARISTIDE†- comments on the lack of international support.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The lifting of the travel ban on Libya reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather; Washington: Sharyl Attkisson) Firestone’s recall of Steeltex tires, which it had insisted were safe despite complaints from customers, discussed.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Federal approval of the new cancer drug Avastin† noted.
#749509
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Lee Cowan) The Congressional hearings on decency in broadcasting featured; details given of the suspension of talk radio host Howard Stern and the firing of Bubba the Love Sponge. [Voice of STERN – reacts to the pulling of his show.] [Clear Channel Radio president John HOGAN†- says we’ve changed our tune.] [Fordham University Paul LEVINSON†- comments on the timing of Clear Channel’s decision.] [Morality in Media president Robert PETERS†- says there seems to be a wind of change in the FCC.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The continued granting of marriage licenses in San Francisco in defiance of California law noted; scenes shown of newlyweds comedian Rosie O’Donnell and her partner Kelli Carpenter††.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The House’s approval of a bill making it a federal crime to harm or kill a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Tonight’s Democratic debate in California noted.
(Los Angeles: Jim Axelrod) Senator John Edwards’ campaign in the last days before Super Tuesday, which may be his last chance for a breakthrough against front-runner Senator John Kerry, featured; map shown of states with primaries on Tuesday. [EDWARDS – campaigns; says we have to start changing the momentum.] [Democratic consultant Mandy GRUNWALD†- says it’s hard to take away from a front-runner.] [Emory University Merle BLACK†- says Edwards needs some in-your-face politics.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Winter storms in the West & East reported; scenes shown of rain in Claremont, California, and snow near Nashville, Tennessee.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) A 6-hour space walk by the 2-man crew of the International Space Station noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(St. Petersburg, Florida: Elizabeth Kaledin) Research on drugs to reduce memory decline in advanced age featured. [Memory loss patient Victor BACCARI†- comments on his declining memory.] [Neurobiologist Tim TULLY†- says there’s a growing belief that memory loss is a treatable medical condition; comments on the demand for a treatment.]
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