This program is about 1 hour long
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The lead that Senator John Kerry has in Wisconsin Democratic primary polls reported. [KERRY – campaigns.]
(Madison, Wisconsin: Carl Cameron) Campaigning in Wisconsin by the Democratic presidential candidates for today’s primary featured; details given about the expected victory for Kerry and the campaign strategies of Senator John Edwards and Howard Dean; campaign scenes shown.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A judge’s ruling that Dean had no authority to seal records from his time serving as governor of Vermont reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A judge’s delay of a decision that would block San Francisco from issuing same-sex marriage licenses reported; scenes shown from courthouse. [San Francisco Mayor Gavin NEWSOM†- says that legal same-sex marriages are inevitable.]
(Los Angeles: Anita Vogel) The legal debate over the same-sex marriage licenses that have been issued in San Francisco featured; details given about conservative groups’ efforts to block the city from issuing more licenses. [Alliance Defense Fund lawyer Robert TYLER†- says the licenses violate state law.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The approval of legislation by the Virginia House of Delegates that allows employers to offer group insurance benefits to gay partners who live together and the rejection of legislation that would have banned those partners from receiving state mortgage loans reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The aftermath from a roadside bomb attack in Ramadi††, Iraq, shown.
(Baghdad: Rick Leventhal) The day’s events in Iraq reviewed; details given about groups of Shiites who are ready to compromise on the election dates as long as any transitional government guarantees them political clout, separate roadside bomb attacks on US soldiers, the daily efforts of an Iraqi bomb squad, and the release by coalition forces of the new “most wanted men” list; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The lawsuit filed against Attorney General John Ashcroft by a federal prosecutor claiming that Ashcroft interfered with his case and exaggerated results in the war on terror reported.
(The Pentagon: Bret Baier) The efforts of US and Pakistani forces to “flush out” Al Qaeda members along of the Afghan-Pakistan border featured; details given about a new US strategy where US soldiers live in Afghan villages instead of military bases. [Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan Lt. Gen. David BARDO†- explains the need for US troops to live in villages with Afghan tribes.] [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD†- claims that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will be found.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) President Bush’s visit with National Guard troops at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, shown. [BUSH – says he will not relent until the terrorism threat to America has been removed.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The expected FAA order for commercial airplanes to have new fuel tank systems installed to avoid explosions reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(New York City: Dagen McDowell) The day’s events in the Martha Stewart trial for charges relating to her sale of ImClone stock featured; details given about the judges decision to allow the prosecution to introduce certain phone records between Stewart and her former stock broker Peter Bacanovic, but will not allow prosecutors to speculate what was said between the two; courtroom sketches shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The arrest of teenager Steven Tomporowksi††, accused of killing his parents and uncle in Kentucky, reported; mug shot shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Victims’ memorial services on the anniversary of the Chicago nightclub stampede, shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The Los Angeles Archdiocese’s report on the findings from a sex abuse study noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The claim from a University of Washington study that a woman’s heavy use of antibiotics can be linked to breast cancer, a study from Brown University that claims exercise may help breast cancer survivors, and the Pepperidge Farm’s decision to remove trans fatty acids from its “Goldfish” crackers reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The collapse of two construction cranes at a bridge site in Stratford††, Connecticut; a brush fire in Riverside County, California; the cleanup from a propane gas tanker wreck on a highway outside Trenton, New Jersey; and rock formations created by a homeless man at a beach in Ventura County, California, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Iskandariyah, Iraq: Steve Harrigan) The dangers facing men serving on the Iraqi police force featured; details given about the constant threat of terrorist attacks against the force including a deadly weekend attack in Fallujah. [Iraqi police OFFICER†- explains his desire to help protect the country.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Redwood City, California: Trace Gallagher) The day’s events in the trial of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife, Laci, featured; details given about the judge’s decision to allow GPS evidence from tracking devices covertly placed onto Peterson’s car after his wife’s disappearance; courtroom sketches by Vicki Behringer shown. [Scott Peterson’s father Lee PETERSON†- comments.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The conviction of Bishop Thomas O’Brien in Arizona on a hit-and-run charge and the belief that he is the first Catholic bishop to be convicted of a felony in the US reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The possible child abuse recorded by a wireless security system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The playing of the 911 tape from the night of the shooting for the jury in the manslaughter trial of former basketball player Jayson Williams, who is charged with shooting a limo driver and attempting to make the incident appear to be a suicide, reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The press conference introducing baseball player Alex Rodriguez as the newest member of the New York Yankees, the announcement from boxing promoter Don King that George Foreman will fight again at age 55, and the record number of women who will participate in the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, reported, scenes shown. [RODRIGUEZ†- says he feels like he is in a dream.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A federal court ruling that the national do-not-call registry does not violate the free speech rights of telemarketers noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The lawsuit victory for cattlemen in a case against Tyson Fresh Meats for the manipulation of cattle prices noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Assn. of America against people they claimed illegally distributed songs over the Internet reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The findings from a University of Harvard study that video game ratings are often incomplete and parents need to be more aware of what games their children are playing noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The merger between Cingular and AT&T Wireless; industrial production figures; and the management change at MSNBC noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A panoramic photograph taken by the “Spirit” rover on its continued exploration of Mars shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A judge’s delay of a decision on a petition that would have halted the issuing of San Francisco same-sex marriage licenses reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The problems caused by heavy rains and flooding in New Zealand and snowstorms in North Carolina and California reported; scenes shown.
(Fox Weather Center: Terry Casey) National weather forecast reviewed; weather maps shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) An escalation in the uprising in Haiti against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his call for international help reported; scenes shown from protests in Gonaives††, Haiti.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The progress in the peace talks between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir reported; scenes shown from meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The criticism of the Ayatollah of Iran’s decision to disqualify a large number of candidates from the upcoming election in a letter by reformist politicians reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) An earthquake in Sumatra Island††, Indonesia; deadly accidents at a kite festival in Pakistan; traffic problems caused by Stonehenge tourists in the UK; and a dog festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Jonathan Serrie) Mel Gibson’s controversial movie “The Passion of the Christ,” which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus, examined; details given of fears that the film will incite hatred against Jews; excerpts from the film shown. [National Religious Broadcasters President Frank WRIGHT†- believes the film will be one for the ages.] [Anti-Defamation League’s Deborah LAUTER†- says the film concentrates on mob scenes of Jews calling for the death of Jesus.] [Actor who plays Jesus in the film, Jim CAVIEZEL†- says that the film should cause controversy if it was made right.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The refusal of singer Johnny Cash’s family to let Preparation H use Cash’s song “Ring of Fire” in a commercial; the warning from Polaroid not to shake a developing picture as in the lyrics of the song “Hey Ya” by Andre 3000 of Outkast; and the criticism of actress Elizabeth Hurley†† from the director of her new movie “Method” reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about “American Idol” contestant William Hung†† and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
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