This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Belgrade: Jim Wooten) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) exercise called Operation Determined Falcon, aimed at sending a warning to Serbia about its crackdown on Kosovo, featured; scenes shown of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who travelled to Russia for a meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin and of refugees crossing into Albania.
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(White House: Sam Donaldson) President Clinton's administration's hopes that Yeltsin can get the job done with Milosevic examined. [White House press secretary Michael McCURRY - says Yeltsin will try to convince Milosevic.] Russia's opposition to NATO's use of force in the Balkans noted. [State Department spokesman James RUBIN - says Russia was aware of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) plans.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Stock Market Report.
(New York: Betsy Stark) The drop in the stock market examined; statistics cited in Dow, Nasdaq and Russell figures cited.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The firing of "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap as chairman of the Sunbeam Corporation reported.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(New York: Deborah Amos) The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) challenge to the law applicable to health claims that can be made by food supplements examined; details given of the issue of regulating such products as the herbal supplement Cholestin. [Industry specialist Annette DICKERSON, deputy FDA (Food and Drug Administration) commissioner William SCHULTZ - comment on consumers and the market.] Medical problems with the food supplement Ephedra recounted. [Hi-Tech Pharmacal president Reuben SELTZER - talks about marketing non-drugs.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) FDA (Food and Drug Administration) call for inspections of rudders on Boeing 737s reported.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Appearances by White House attorneys David Kendall, Charles Ruff and Monica Lewinsky's new lawyers to court talk about independent counsel Kenneth Starr noted.
(Studio: Charles Gibson) The question of whether any and how much information about the Clinton-Lewinsky case came from Starr's office examined in light of Starr's disclosure in "Content" magazine. [In January, STARR - says he cannot comment on the specifics of the investigation.] Kendall's accusations that Starr leaked information to the press quoted. [STARR - denies leaks.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson; Washington: Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts) The reaction of the White House and Congress to Starr's admissions to magazine editor Steven Brill discussed.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The weekly look at how the government spends taxpayers' money introduced.
(Vicksburg, Mississippi: John Martin) The government plan to pump water out of the Mississippi delta's Yazoo basin to help area farmers at taxpayers' expense featured; scenes shown of the delta waters in the flood plain. [Mississippi levee board James WANAMAKER, Army Corps of Engineers Marty GARTON, Fish and Wildlife Service Curtis JAMES, Larry MARCY, Senator Thad COCHRAN, Delta Land Trust Logan RUSSELL - offer views on the pros and cons of a project that will help a handful of people.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Supreme Court ruling that the Americans with Disabilities Act is applicable to prisoners reported.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Shooting of a teacher at a school in Richmond, Virginia, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The defeat of the United States soccer team in the World Cup reported; two shots on goal shown.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Last night's pro basketball victory by the Chicago Bulls reported; scenes shown of Michael Jordan in action.
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