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(Joplin, Missouri: Ron Allen) President Obama's visit to tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri, featured; scenes shown of Obama in a damaged neighborhood and a memorial service; details given about two acts of heroism. [OBAMA - talks about the devastation in Tuscaloosa and Joplin.] [Governor Jay NIXON - speaks about the spirit of resilience.] [OBAMA - promises we will be with you and to live up to their {heroic} examples.]
(Studio: Lester Holt) Report introduced.
(Joplin, Missouri: Charles Hadlock) The helping hands in Joplin featured; scenes shown from damaged St. John's hospital, a Lutheran church service and volunteers raising flags. [Dr. Bob DODSON†- says we hope to rebuild St. John's in two years.] [Congregation member Carey PRATER†- talks about rebuilding.] [Volunteers Christina and Jane RIPKA, Rich BLANEY - comment.]
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(Washington: Kristen Welker) The bus tour by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin featured; scenes shown of her on a motorcycle in Washington, DC, with the Rolling Thunder veterans bike run. [PALIN - says we are here to honor veterans.] Palin's tour trip stops outlined. [MSNBC's Lawrence O'DONNELL†, Republican strategist Alex CASTELLANOS, Senator John McCAIN, former McCain-Palin finance chairman Fred MALEK - speculate on Palin running for president.] Declared and possible candidates Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney and others shown. [Texas Governor Rick PERRY - says he is thinking about it.]
(Studio: Lester Holt; Washington: John Harwood) Palin's possible campaign for president, what she could do to candidates on the right and the Republican pack after Donald Trump discussed.
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(Tripoli, Libya: Richard Engel) The US involvement in three wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya reviewed; scenes shown from the fighting in Afghanistan; details given about the combat missions and the ambiguous role in Libya backing NATO backing the rebels. [Military analyst retired Col. Jack JACOBS†- talks about remembering the troops in combat.] [London School of Economics and Political Science professor Fawaz GERGES†- talks about Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi.]
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(Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center: Tom Costello) The new second space race with private industry to take over ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station featured; scenes shown of Spacex flights; details given about other companies that will provide an alternative to the aging space shuttle fleet. [Spacex Garrett REISMAN†- comments on the mission.] [NASA's Charles BOLDEN††- says the race is on.] The next frontier to asteroids or Mars noted. [Virgin Galactic's Richard BRANSON - says we can do it better.]
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