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#197731
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Tampa: Terry Moran) The findings of an ABCNews/Washington Post poll on the public's attitude towards President Bush examined; details given of poll figures on energy, job approval, the Democratic takeover of the Senate and the environment; scenes shown of Bush visiting the Florida Everglades. [BUSH - talks about empowering state and local governments to work on the environment.]
#197732
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Denver: Dean Reynolds) The prosecution's response to appeals filed by lawyers for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bomber Timothy McVeigh following revelations about FBI documents featured; details given of the view there is no evidence warranting a new trial or sentence. [ABC legal analyst Jeffrey TOOBIN - says the government says McVeigh, not the FBI is on trial.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Supreme Court's delay in deciding on whether Terry Nichols could have a new trial reported.
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#197733
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) The Supreme Court's decision overturning the Texas capital punishment case involving Johnny Penry examined; details given of the issue of the constitutionality of executing the mentally retarded.
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#197734
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Outbreak of meningitis in Alliance, Ohio; report from the American Academy of Pediatrics that distributing condoms in schools does not increase sexual activity and "Pediatrics" study findings that American parents have "fever phobia" reported.
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#197735
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Katmandu: Matt Frei) The crowning King Gyanendra in Nepal following the deaths of the king, queen and crown prince in Friday's shooting at the royal palace featured; scenes shown from Katmandu of protests against the king as the royal procession passed and of the cremation ceremony for Crown Prince Dependra.
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#197736
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Clash in the Gaza Strip breaking the cease-fire in the Middle East reported; scenes shown of funeral services for victims of the nightclub bombing in Tel AViv.
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#197739
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) FAA's plans to overhaul the air traffic control system examined; details given of the proposals to cut air flight delays. [National Air Traffic Controllers Association SPOKESWOMAN - comments on the FAA plan.] The FAA's previous two-billion dollar failure to fix the system based on 40-year-old radar and computer concepts recalled. [ BOYD - questions the FAA's track record.]
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#197740
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Idaho judge's agreement to free JoAnn McGuckin, the woman whose six children held off police for days and admission by Columbia Pictures that it concocted a reviewer for its own movies reported.
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#197742
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#197743
(Laredo, Texas: Peter Jennings) A series with "Time" magazine on the US- Mexico relationship introduced; scenes shown from Laredo, Texas, on the Rio Grand River, which divides two nations and two cultures and from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. [Laredo Mayor Elizabeth FLORES - says the border is actually where the United States blends into Mexico.] United States trade with Mexico detailed. [US factory owner Jim JACKSON, Nuevo Laredo University professor Homero MILLINGS - talk about the joint economy.] The war on drugs along the border noted. [US Customs Gurdit DHILLON - comments on the "seamless" border.]
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#197744
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#197745
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#197746
(Laredo, Texas: Peter Jennings) The symbolism of the giant Mexican flag at the border with Laredo, Texas, featured; scenes shown of the huge flag; details given of the issue of the loyalties of those who live in the borderlands. [Laredo Mayor Elizabeth FLORES (in Spanish and English) - quotes a poem about the Mexican and American national hymns.]
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