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#192591
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Aaron Brown) Senator John McCain's endorsement of presidential candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush featured. [In Pittsburgh, McCAIN - says he will campaign for Bush; repeats he "endorses Governor Bush;" explains why Bush should be president.] [Political analyst Stuart ROTHENBERG - says we will see the extent of McCain's part with the Bush team.]
#192592
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Visit by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford to the White House to make the case for normalizing trade with China reported.
(White House: John Cochran) The White House push for the Senate and House votes on trade with China discussed; details given of the support for the bill from Representative Tom DeLay, an opponent of President Clinton.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The groups opposing trade with China listed.
(Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Linda Douglass) How the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, would be helped or hurt by open trade with China examined; example cited. [DeadSolid Simulations Dennis MORGIS - says China trade would open up new customers.] [Plains Tee Shirt textile worker Ruth SIMONSON - says jobs will be lost.] [UNITE Phyllis BURNS - opposes China's human rights.] [Representative Paul KANJORSKI - wonders how he will vote.]
#192593
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement that a United States ship will monitor the situation in Sierra Leone reported; scenes shown from Freetown where Europeans and United Nations personnel are being evacuated.
#192594
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The status of the investigation in the Philippines into the source of the "Love Bug" computer virus reported.
#192595
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The verdict in the trial of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards on charges of racketeering and fraud reported; details given of Edwards' approach to politics over the years. [EDWARDS - quotes a Chinese saying; defends his honesty.] [Loyola University political scientist professor Edward RENWICK - says Edwards could get things done.]
#192598
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) Evidence that the weather phenomenon La Nina may be going away due to changes in the ocean temperature examined; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and NOAA studies cited.
#192599
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The wildfires in New Mexico near Los Alamos National Laboratory reported; scenes shown.
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#192602
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Campaigning in California for Mexico's presidential election introduced; statistics cited.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) Campaigning in California for the dollar and for Mexicans in the United States to persuade relatives in Mexico on how to vote featured; scenes shown from the campaign trail. [Cardenas supporter Felipe AGUIRRE - says we are asking Mexicans to vote.] [Mexican presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc CARDENAS - comments on the political system.] [CALIFORNIAN - comments.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The Latino influence in California noted.
#192606
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The decision by 12 major American companies to offer benefits to employees' unmarried partners reported.
#192607
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: John Martin) Moves by Congress to cut back Washington, DC, employees' pay while negotiating for a pay raise for members examined; details given of the cutbacks in the appropriations bill. [Representatives Tom DeLAY, James MORAN - offer differing opinions on cutting the Capitol police.] [Government Printing Office Francis BUCKLEY - defends the service.] [Congressional Accountability Project Gary RUSKIN - opposes savaging the budget while giving Congressional raises.]
#192608
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Save the Children study ranking the wealth of the world's mothers reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Journal of the American Medical Association report that snake venom may reduce damages from strokes reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) One company's reservations for burial on the moon reported.
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#192614
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The huge jackpot in the Big game lottery reported; scenes shown of people in line to buy tickets. [Four ticket BUYERS - comment.] ["What Are the Odds" author Mike ORKIN - cites the odds.]
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