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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Clear Channel Communication’s cancellation of radio shock jock Howard Stern’s show after Congressional pressure for broadcasters to remove indecent material from the airwaves. [Voice of STERN – reacts to the pulling of his show.]
(Washington: Greg Kelly) The Congressional hearings on decency in broadcasting featured; details given about Congress’ threats to raise “indecency” fines, a suggested delay on live broadcasts, and Clear Channel’s firing of talk radio’s Todd Clem, aka “Bubba the Love Sponge.” [Clear Channel Radio President John HOGAN†- says he is ashamed.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The uprising against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide updated; details given about the rebel force which is set to enter Port-au-Prince and the US Coast Guard’s interception of more Haitian refugees off the coast of Florida; scenes shown of evacuations with military escorts. Note: Communication problems with Steve Harrigan on a videophone in Port-au-Prince acknowledged. {See 6:07:30 for Harrigan report.}
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The day’s events in Iraq reported; details given about the agreement from Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric to accept an interim Iraqi government, a car bomb attack against Iraqi police in Baquoba†, and the US military’s refusal to say where former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is being held; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Accusations by a former British cabinet member that the British government spied on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan prior to the Iraq war reported. [British Prime Minister Tony BLAIR†- says he is not going to comment on the operations of the government’s security services.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s comment that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will be caught someday reported. [RUMSFELD – comments on the pressure being placed on terrorists.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Port-au-Prince: Steve Harrigan) The uprising against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide featured; details given about pro-presidential demonstrations in Port-au-Prince and the ongoing violence in the city; scenes shown of the demonstrations.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The lifting of the US travel ban on Libya reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The same-sex wedding of entertainer Rosie O’Donnell’s and her partner Kelli Carpenter† in San Francisco, which continues to grant marriage licenses to gay couples, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) “The New York Times”’ endorsement of Senator John Kerry for the Democratic nomination for president reported.
(Los Angeles: Carl Cameron) The day’s events in the two-man race for the Democratic nomination featured; details given about tonight’s Democratic debate between Kerry and Senator John Edwards and the upcoming Super Tuesday primaries; campaign scenes shown.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Campaign Cuts about President Bush’s proposal to make his tax cuts permanent, Howard Dean’s trip to Connecticut to thank volunteers and other supporters, and Dennis Kucinich’s campaign status in his home state of Ohio reported. [BUSH – campaigns.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A church’s memorial service to remember the victims of the 1993 World Trade Center attack in New York City shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The FBI’s new rule banning employees from taking home anything from crime scenes or evidence sites after investigators found that some agents took home debris from the rubble of the World Trade Center reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The latest developments in the football scandal at the University of Colorado reported; details given about the efforts by lawyers for an alleged rape victim to keep the university from releasing more copies of her videotaped deposition to Denver police and an Internet petition supporting head football coach Gary Barnett; scenes shown from the taped deposition.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The damages caused by winter weather in the Southeast and widespread flooding in California reported; scenes shown from Knox County, Tennessee and Daly City, California.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Football player Jamal Lewis’ plea of not guilty to federal drug charges, boxer Mike Tyson’s plea bargain agreement on charges from a hotel fight in Brooklyn, New York, and the results from an NCAA investigation into the University of Baylor’s men’s basketball team reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A deadly traffic accident between a car and a casino bus near Golden, Colorado; a deadly school bus accident in Bowling Green, Missouri; the aerial rescue of a crane operator in Las Vegas, Nevada; and the rescue of a couple whose car went into a swimming pool at a fitness center in Cap Cod, Massachusetts, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(New York City: Jamie Colby) The risks associated with plastic surgery examined; details given about the deaths of two women at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and the continued investigation into the safety of plastic surgery; statement from hospital spokesperson Ann Silverman quoted; statistic from the American Society of Anesthesiologists cited. [St. Vincent’s Hospital Medical Director Dr. Anthony GAGLIARDI†, medical author Dr. Kaveh SHOJANIA†- says it’s important to find out whether it was a human or systems error.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Colorado report indicating there may have been warning signs prior to the Columbine school shootings reported. [Columbine gunman Dylan KLEBOLD††- makes threat.]
(Golden, Colorado: Carol McKinley) The public unveiling of evidence from the Columbine shooting featured; details given about a school video project by the gunmen and comments from Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar††; excerpts from video shown. [Victim’s father Darrell SCOTT†- calls for the release of sealed documents.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The not guilty plea of Gary Hirte†, who has been charged with the murder of substitute teacher Glen Kopitske† in Wisconsin, reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Redwood City, California: Claudia Cowan) The day’s events in the trial of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife, Laci, reported; details given about the judge’s decision not to sequester the jury and arguments over evidence found by tracking dogs; courtroom sketches by Vicki Behringer shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington, DC: Major Garrett) The House’s approval of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which makes it a federal crime to harm or kill a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman, featured; details given about opponents’ claims that the bill will give legal protection to an unborn fetus and threaten abortion rights and the lobbying for the bill by the family of pregnant murder victim Ashley Lyons††. [Victim’s mother Carol LYONS†- says the family lost two members, her daughter, and unborn grandchild.] [Representative Jerrold NADLER- says the bill opens the door for barring abortions.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The resignation of Smith & Wesson Chairman James Minder†† after a report surfaced that he had been in prison for a string of armed robberies reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The monthly figures on unemployment, factory orders for durable goods, and new home sales, and the fear of a gasoline shortage in the South reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The first US spacewalk at the International Space Station with nobody left inside and the fears raised by an asteroid’s close call with Earth last month reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Indian Springs Air Force Base, Nevada: Trace Gallagher) An inside look at the military’s unmanned predator drone featured; details given about the use of the drone in Iraq & Afghanistan; scenes shown from the control room.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The violent protests against Israel’s construction of the West Bank barrier in Bidou†, West Bank, shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The presumed death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski† after his plane crashed in southern Bosnia reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A fire at a downtown skyscraper in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; a deadly drinking and driving accident in New Delhi, India; the success of rat meat dealers after bird flu scares in Cambodia; and a polar bear whose fur became green due to algae at a zoo in Singapore reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Jonathan Serrie) The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials’ {GALEO} declaration that the term “illegal alien” is the moral equivalent of a racial slur featured; details given about the group’s wish that the term should be replaced with “undocumented workers” and the continued debate over political correctness. [G.A.L.E.O. Executive Director Jerry GONZALEZ†- says the term is offensive.] [Immigration Control Foundation’s Phil KENT†- says US law defines people who are sneaking into the US as illegal aliens.] [Representative Tyrone BROOKS†- says the Georgia state legislature accepted the use of the “N” word in the past.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A recap of last night’s reality shows, Fox’s “American Idol 3” and the season finale of ABC’s “The Bachlorette”; the chances of a “Friends” reunion after the TV show’s series finale; a report claiming singer Sean “P.Diddy” Combs is not learning his lines for the upcoming Broadway musical “A Raisin in the Sun”; actress Pamela Anderson’s announcement that she is retiring from acting; and the honoring by the auto industry of George Barris††, creator of TV’s Batmobile, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about actress Chloe Sevigny†, the producers of “American Idol 3,” the band Huey Lewis & the News, and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
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