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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Brian Williams) The shutting down of the federal government due to the political gridlock between Congress and President Clinton reported. [CLINTON - blames Republicans.] [Representative Newt GINGRICH - blames Clinton.] [White House Chief of Staff Leon PANETTA - outlines the White House goal.] [Senator Pete DOMENICI - responds to the President.]
(Washington: Robert Hager) The closure of government offices, services that have stopped and those that are still in operation reviewed; scenes shown of federal employees all over the nation being told to leave their jobs. [TRAVELER - expresses her anger.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Ed Rabel) Discussion of the car bomb that killed five Americans in Saudi Arabia featured; scenes shown. [Pentagon spokesperson Ken BACON - comments on the lack of security.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol: Joe Johns) The apparent disappearance of Joe Waldholtz, the husband of Representative Enid Waldholtz with millions of her campaign funds reported. [Utah Republican Party Russ BEHRMANN - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Richmond, Kentucky: ) The arraignment of accused serial killer Glen Rogers noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The fraud and abuse of Medicare's home health care program featured. [Medicare investigator June GIBBS- BROWN - says the level of fraud is high; comments on the easy abuse of the system; says 24 states have no investigator.] [EX-CONVICT - tells how easy it is to defraud the Medicare program.] [Senator William COHEN - acknowledges the rampant fraud of Medicare.]
(Atlanta: Bob Dotson) Home health care businessman Tom Henry's rip-off of Medicare for billions of dollars outlined. [US Attorney Wendy GOGGIN - says Henry paid kick-backs to doctors and bought furs and gifts with Medicare money.] [Federal fraud investigator Thelmus RHODES, Junior - explains Henry's mode of operation.] 5:48:20 "UPCOMING ITEMS (Studio: Tom Brokaw)"
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who has been hospitalized, shown looking much better.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles; Robert Bazell) A new National Cancer Institute study of the causes of breast cancer outlined. [University of California at Los Angeles Dr. Susan LOVE - criticizes the study.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The dropping of sponsorships by major companies for the trashy daytime talk shows reported; companies listed.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Crayola's scrapping of their new food- scented crayons due to parental protest noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Glendale California: Roger O'Neil) Harley Davidson's effort to trademark the sound of their motorcycles featured; scenes shown of quintessential Harley riders. [Harley-Davidson Willie "G" DAVIDSON, Yamaha senior vice president Jim GETZ - comment on Harley-Davidson.] The Honda Shadow that resembles a Harley-Davidson in looks and sound shown. [RIDERS - comment on the famous Harley roar.]
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