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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Meetings in Northern Ireland to plan a new government reported. [Ulster Unionist leader David TRIMBLE - says the report offers very little.] [British Prime Minister Tony BLAIR - says his plan offers a chance for peace.]
(Belfast, Northern Ireland: Richard Blystone) The continuing disagreements between Protestant and Catholic groups in Northern Ireland reported; details given of the refusal of Sinn Fein to get the IRA (Irish Republican Army) to disarm.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The White House response to the new Northern Ireland proposal reported. [President CLINTON - says the proposal is a good step.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The arrest by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) peacekeepers of five armed Serbian soldiers and six Serbian paramilitary troop members in Kosovo reported.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The warnings from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) for Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic not to invade Montenegro reported; details given of buildups of Serb troops in the semi-autonomous republic of Montenegro reported. [NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Secretary-General Javier SOLANA - says no action in Montenegro will be tolerated.] [NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Supreme Commander General Wesley CLARK - says Milosevic is preparing to move into Montenegro.] [State Department spokesman James FOLEY - warns Milosevic not to take action against Montenegro.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Miami: Pat Neal) Complaints about the abusive treatment six Cuban refugees received from members of the United States Border Patrol reported. [Two REFUGEES (thru translator) - talk about the treatment they received.] [Radio host Ninoska PEREZ - says the actions were outrageous.] [Border Patrol Michael BARON - says the Border Patrol will not tolerate abusive behavior.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Rodeo, Mexico: Harris Whitbeck) The response of the family of Rafael Resendez-Ramirez to the murder charges against him examined. [Suspect's wife Julieta DOMINGUEZ(thru translator) - says it is impossible for her to think her husband is a murderer.] [School principal Sister Margarita RODRIGUEZ(thru translator) - says people are surprised about the murder charges.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Statistics on firearms in the United States noted.
(Wallingford, Connecticut: Frank Buckley) Concerns about a controversial new gun law allowing the confiscation of guns examined. [Two PEOPLE - criticize the law.] [Connecticut state senate Michael LAWLER, Coalition of Connecticut sportsmen Robert CROOK - defend the law.]
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The proposal to allow California residents to acquire only one gun a month reported.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Washington: Gene Randall) Study results showing a link between alcohol abuse and gun violence reported. [Harvard University Dr. Matthew MILLER - says the association is strong.] [STUDENTS - say drinkers are in a different mindset; say the results are scary.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Rebecca MacKinnon) The return of Panchen Lama Gyancain Norbu to Tibet reported; details given of claims that the real Lama is Gedhum Choekyi Nyima, currently held in detention in China. [Institute of Nationality Studies HAO Shiyuan(thru translator) - says the successor chosen by the Dalai Lama cannot be accepted.] [Tibet autonomous government Nema TSERING(thru translator) - says there is a political struggle in Tibet between splitists and anti-splitists.]
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Some views on the Declaration of Independence presented. [Harvard University professor Henry Louis GATES, Junior, Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian Pauline MAIER - say the signing of the Declaration of Independence was an historic event.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Paris, France: Peter Humi) The continuing problems with the Tour de France bicycle race after last year's drug scandals reported. [Tour director Jean-Marie LeBLANC (thru translator) - opposes the reinstatement of one rider and one doctor.] [Writer James STARTT - says riders now know they will be caught if they use drugs.]
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