This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jill Dougherty) Firing of Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko by Russian President Boris Yeltsin reported; return of Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin to his post reported.
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(Studio: Gene Randall) Report introduced.
(Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts: Eileen O'Connor) Upcoming summit between President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin reported; economic issues on agenda noted; concerns over Viktor Chernomyrdin's return to Prime Minister position noted. [Senator Dan COATS - says Yeltsin is trying to look like he is doing something about the crisis.] [Carnegie Endowment David KRAMER - says Chernomyrdin is not a reformer.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Outrage in Sudan about the United States cruise missile attack on a suspected chemical weapons plant reported; removal of Sudanese diplomats from United States reported. [Sudanese Information Minister Ghazi Salah el- DIN - criticizes bombing of the plant.] [National Security Advisor Sandy BERGER - says there is no doubt the factory made chemical weapon ingredients.]
(Studio: Gene Randall) Report introduced.
(Khartoum, Sudan: Mike Hanna) Legitimate medicines found at site of bombing noted; request for United Nations investigation of bombing and of work of the destroyed factory reported. [Quality control officer Elfaki Ali MUSA - describes his job and his product; says the company was only a pharmaceutical plant.] [Burkina Faso foreign minister Ablasse OUEDRAOGO - says an international solution is needed against terrorism.] [UN development program Philippe VOREL - supports investigation of the case.]
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Anti-American protests in Sudan and in Washington reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Poll results showing strong job approval for President Clinton given.
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(Studio: Gene Randall) Preparation of residents along East Coast for Hurricane Bonnie reported; heavy rainfall and flooding in Texas from Tropical Storm Charley reported.
(Studio: Flip Spiceland) Progress of Hurricane Bonnie reported; prediction of its path noted; maps shown of areas of East Coast at risk of being hit by hurricane. The national weather reviewed; map shown of weather systems.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Forest fires in France and Corsica reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Update about the firing of the Russian cabinet, including Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, and the reinstatement of former Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin reported. Interview held with Center for Strategic and International Studies Keith Bush. [BUSH - says that Yeltsin is unpredictable; speculates about reasons for firings; explains why Chernomyrdin lost and returned to the prime minister post; makes predictions about Russian economy.]
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(Studio: Gene Randall) Continued violence by Serbs against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo reported.
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(Studio: Gene Randall) Reelection campaign of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl featured.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Underwater wedding ceremony of Emily Johnson and Bob Woodbury off coast of Key Largo, Florida, reported.
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