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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Federal Courthouse in Washington: Rita Braver) Dismissal of charges against Oliver North in the Iran/Contra case featured; scenes shown of North in Washington, DC. [NORTH - says he has been totally exonerated.] Legal technicality responsible for the charges being dropped explained. [Independent counsel Lawrence WALSH - says dismissing of charges was in the interest of justice.] [Representative Lee HAMILTON - comments on value of North's testimony in the Iran/Contra hearings.] [President BUSH - says he is pleased.] Possible forthcoming exoneration of former National Security Adviser John Poindexter mentioned.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Schieffer) CIA director nominee Robert Gates' first day of Senate confirmation hearings featured; scenes shown. [Senator Howard METZENBAUM - comments on Gates' failure to remember Iran/Contra related incidents.] Quotations from Gates on Iran/Contra issues outlined on screen; CIA figures William Casey and Oliver North mentioned. [GATES - says he should have asked more questions; adds that he might have been consciously cut out of something.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) Role of the CIA in the changing world political climate examined. August 22 USSR scenes shown of Soviets pulling down KGB founder's statue. [Intelligence Committee chairman Senator David BOREN - says we can't continue with the CIA the way we have in the past.] Scenes from movie "The Russia House" and historical film of spies shown. [Former CIA director Stansfield TURNER - says a lot of people will have to be trained in new cultures, languages and economic situations.] Transfer since the coup of CIA employees from the Soviet to other divisions; CIA emphasis on new areas such as ethnic strife, terrorism, drug trafficking and spying on foreign business competitors mentioned. [TURNER - says there's nothing different about spying to help businesses.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Miami: Doug Tunnell) Convicted cocaine trafficker Carlos Lehder's upcoming testimony at accused drug trafficker Manuel Noriega's trial featured; details given of Noriega's alleged involvement with Lehder and other Medellin drug cartel members mentioned. Noriega's presence on the CIA, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and other federal agency payrolls mentioned. (Artist: Jerry Lemenu)
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Middle East hostage negotiations and Secretary of State James Baker's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in Jerusalem featured; scenes shown. Iranian group Hizballah reported calling Israel's release of hostages last week an incomplete step. Israeli-US deadlock over loan guarantees mentioned.
(Studio: Dan Rather; Jerusalem: Bob Simon) Discussion held about Baker's meeting with Shamir and the upcoming Middle East peace conference. Israeli reaction to President Bush's delay of loan guarantees to settle Soviet Jews analyzed.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush's meeting with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl featured; scenes shown; details given of their discussion on sending aid to the USSR .
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Studio: Ed Bradley) Chinese forced labor imports featured. [Representative Tom DOWNEY - says Americans ought to be sure they aren't putting on garments washed in the blood of forced labor.] Scenes of forced labor in a Chinese prison camp shown from last night's "60 Minutes". Videotape reported shot by former prison camp inmate Harry Wu. Process of importing forced labor goods through a middle man mentioned. [WOMAN - says that prisoners are punished if their work is not up to standards.] [Senator George MITCHELL - says the administration is doing nothing to curb forced Chinese labor exports to the US.] [Chinese vice minister TENG Xuguang - says business is business.] Effect of forced labor on renewal of China's most favored nation trade status mentioned.
(Studio: Dan Rather; Studio: Ed Bradley) Discussion held about the amount of forced labor goods imported; United States Customs and administration's responsibility noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's agreement to let United Nations helicopters fly over Iraqi territory in search of weapons to be destroyed under terms of the United Nations Gulf war cease-fire reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Philippine senate's rejection of treaty to extend the lease on the United States Navy base at Subic Bay Naval Base, Philippines, and Philippine President Corazon Aquino's call for a referendum to overturn the rejection; missing screws and suspension of airline maintenance workers in connection with last week's fatal Texas crash; Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas' final day of Senate confirmation hearings reported; scenes shown from Manila, Texas, and Washington, DC.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bruce Morton) Senator Tom Harkin's first full day as a '92 presidential candidate featured; scenes shown. [HARKIN - makes anti-President Bush speeches.] Harkin's political style profiled.
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" "(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Richard Roth) Smart drugs, which allegedly enhance mental powers, featured; scenes shown of smart bar in San Francisco. [Smart bar EMPLOYEE - says some people say the drugs wake up your brain.] Choline and other chemicals said used in smart drinks. [Hollywood writer Jeffrey MANDELL - says he takes Lucidril every day; explains effects of smart drugs; adds that he's not sure about the long- term effects.] Memory enhancement in laboratory rats due to chemicals noted. [University of California, Irvine, James McGAUGH - says there are no drugs shown to prove same results in humans.] ["Smart Drugs" co- author John MORGENTHALER - says smart drugs help people cope with complex society.] Pharmaceutical company research on drugs to treat brain disease reported; scenes shown. [HZI Research Center Dr. Turan ITIL - comments.] Ethical implications of smart drugs mentioned.
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