This program is 26 minutes long
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NOTE: Abbreviated version of "WorldView" due to special "Inside Politics" coverage of the primaries.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(Eschede, Germany: Bill Delaney) The rail accident in Germany when a high- speed train jumped off the tracks featured; scenes shown from Eschede of the train wreckage. [Crash witness Silke SCHREINERT - (thru translator) describes what happened.]
(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The high-speed capabilities of German ICE trains outlined.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The problems for the people in the remote areas of Afghanistan that was hit by an earthquake updated; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Holly Firfer) New drug treatment called ribaviran for the liver disease hepatitis C featured; details given of how the drug combination works and of the side effects.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Cleveland: John King) The resistance in Congress to the annual debate over granting most favored nation trade status to China featured. [President CLINTON - calls for relations with China.] The allegations of Chinese contributions to the Democratic Party and whether Clinton allowed the Loral company to share missile technology with China because its chairman is a big Democratic donor outlined. [Representative John BOEHNER - talks about normal trade relations.] The makeup of the anti-MFN group noted. [Senator John ASHCROFT - criticizes China.] Clinton's need to come back from his China visit with concrete promises that China will do more for human rights noted.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Statement from Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee about relations with Pakistan reported.
(Washington: Gene Randall) Moves by the United States to defuse the Asian nuclear crisis reviewed; details given of the United Nations Security Council's consideration of the issue. [President CLINTON - says an arms race in Asia must be avoided.] [Proliferation expert Michael KREPON - says the international community must talk with one voice to reduce nuclear dangers.] [Secretary of State Madeleine ALBRIGHT - says both sides must cool it.] [Indian ambassador to United States Naresh CHANDRA - comments on the situation.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The escalation of attacks by Serb police on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, reported; scenes shown of the Albanian refugees.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Interview held with former assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke about Kosovo and Bosnia. [HOLBROOKE - outlines the US policy towards Kosovo to prevent the situation from becoming another Bosnia; states the lessons to be learned from the failures to prevent war in Bosnia according to his book; clarifies the role of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in war and peace in Bosnia.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Live coverage of a speech by Monica Lewinsky's former attorney William Ginsburg announced.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Tempe, Arizona: Jim Hill) Funeral service for former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater reviewed; scenes shown of the ceremonies. [Nancy REAGAN, former Vice President Dan QUAYLE - praise Goldwater.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Basketball diplomacy between the United States and communist North Korea reported; scenes shown from Pyongyang of the game between Koreans and a US college team
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