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(Studio: Richard Engel) President Obama’s summit at the White House with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari reviewed; details given of the tension between Karzai and Zardari and what the US wants from both countries; scenes shown from an Afghan village where civilians were killed, possibly in a US air strike. [OBAMA – states the common goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda and its extremist allies.] [KARZAI, ZARDARI – talk about working together.] [Secretary of State Hillary CLINTON – expresses sympathy for the civilian deaths; praises Pakistan for its recent action against the Taliban.]
(Studio: Brian Williams; White House: Chuck Todd; State Department: Andrea Mitchell) The administration’s focus on this crisis, the issue of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and the question of whether Afghanistan and Pakistan will cooperate with each other discussed.
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(Studio: Robert Bazell) Concern that swine flu is a disease of young people featured; photo shown of Judy Trunnell††, the first American to die from the virus. [CDC’s Dr. Richard BESSER†- wonders why the average age of victims is 15.] [National Institutes of Health Dr. Anthony FAUCI†- comments on the uncertainty about a vaccine.] [Vanderbilt University Dr. William SCHAFFNER†- notes the hope and expectation that the virus will disappear in the summer.] NOTE: local contest information on screen.
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(Atlanta: Stephanie Abrams) The storm system featured; maps shown.
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(Wayne, Michigan: Phil LeBeau) Ford’s plans to retool an SUV plant to make more fuel-efficient cars, including the Focus and an electric car, featured; statistics on jobs lost in Michigan cited. [Ford CEO Alan MULALLY†- says we can make fabulous cars in the US and do it profitably.] [Auto analyst Efraim LEVY†- notes the gamble with making smaller cars.] [Ford workers WOMAN, Pete SEMSEDINI†- react.]
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(Jalrez, Afghanistan: Jim Maceda) New tactics in the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan examined; details given about the People’s Protection Force, Afghans who are paid to protect their own villages, the process of reaching out to the Taliban and the role of negotiator Arsallah Rahmani††. [Wardak province governor Mohammed Alim FADAI†- says this is an opportunity for those people who might leave the arms struggle and join the government.] [ISAF deputy commander of stabilization Gen. John NICHOLSON†- acknowledges the concern about creating new militias.] [US special envoy to Afghanistan Richard HOLBROOKE†- explains why moderate Taliban are fighting.] [Carnegie Endowment of International Peace Gilles DORRNSORO†- wonders why the Taliban would negotiate.]
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(Phoenix: Chris Jansing) The Save the Family organization that helps homeless families with children find housing featured; details given of the donation of apartments from property management company Mark-Taylor. [Formerly homeless Trenetta and Vincent McCLINTON††, Rachel LARKIN††, Larena BANDA††- react.] [Save the Family executive director Janice PARKER†- comments on helping children who need a safe, stable environment.]
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