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(Studio: Brian Williams) The latest developments in the uprising against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide reviewed.
(Port-au-Prince: Kerry Sanders) The situation in Haiti featured; scenes shown of lawless behavior in Port-au-Prince, government supporters demonstrating at Aristide’s palace, and residents scrambling for food & gas. [Rebel leader Guy PHILIPPE††- explains his strategy for taking the capital.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Pentagon report that any international security effort would be led by France & Canada noted.
(Miami: Mark Potter) Reaction in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami to the Haitian crisis featured; Coast Guard photos shown of intercepted Haitian refugees at sea. [Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center Cheryl LITTLE†- calls turning back the refugees shameful.] [Little Haiti residents Jules CALIXTE‡, Fred ST. AMAND††- offer views.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The dismissal of the securities fraud charge against Martha Stewart in her trial for charges involving her sale of ImClone stock featured. [Columbia University Law School professor John COFFEE†- comments on the likely sentence for Stewart if convicted.] [Trial lawyer Christopher WOLF†- comments on the possibility that the jury will not be told the charge was dropped.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Anne Thompson) Two new reports blaming Catholic bishops for the staggering number of child sex abuse cases by priests featured; figures cited. [National Review Board Robert BENNETT†- criticizes the bishops’ behavior.] [US Conference of Catholic Bishops president Wilton GREGORY†- comments on the need for vigilance.] [Massachusetts priest Father James SCAHILL††- says the Church leadership is an “old boys network.”] [Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Barbara BLAINE†- calls for the release of names of perpetrators.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Wedding ceremonies for gay couples in New Paltz, New York; the California attorney general’s efforts to stop the same-sex marriages in San Francisco, and President Bush’s reiteration of his view on the matter noted; scenes shown from New Paltz.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the recruiting scandal surrounding the University of Colorado football team reported.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Campaign appearances by the Democratic presidential candidates noted; scenes shown of Senator John Kerry in Los Angeles and Senator John Edwards in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Leonia, New Jersey: Rehema Ellis) The impact of religion on politics examined; Pew Research Center poll results cited. [Kansas residents Brad & Julie WILLIAMS††, Presbyterian pastor Rev. Deborah GIVENS††- offer views on the influence of faith on their political choices.] [University of Kansas religious studies professor Robert MINOR†- questions how to get along when there are religious positions affirming a variety of issues.] [Fordham University professor Tom DeLUCA†- worries about demonization & polarization in politics.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Heavy snow across parts of the South reported; scenes shown from Charlotte, North Carolina.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Dallas: Jim Cummins) The sharing of information on unsolved murders by police departments across the South after similarities were discovered in the murders of prostitutes who work truck stops along interstate highways featured; photos shown of victims in Grapevine, Texas, Oklahoma, & Louisiana; details given about the view that the murders may be the work of one serial killer. [Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Jessica BROWN†- comments on the meeting of law enforcement officials to discuss the homicides.] [Bienville Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff John BALANCE†- comments on a Louisiana murder.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) A composite photo of Saturn compiled from images sent back from the Cassini orbiter spacecraft shown.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Series on the crisis in the health care system continued.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) Medical research services that provide information for patients & physicians to assess treatment options featured. [Patient Lisa RIEGER††- comments on wanting a second opinion.] [Doctor Evidence Dr. Todd FEINMAN††- explains why he started his service.] [Dermatologist Dr. Alan ROSENBACH††- comments on the advantage for physicians.]
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