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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol: Lisa Myers) House passage of legislation raising the minimum wage reported. The stinging rebuke of Republican leaders by 43 Republicans who sided with Democrats in passing the minimum wage increase in the House noted. [Waitress Linda GREYSON - says the raise will really help.] [Representatives Sam GEJDENSON, Dick ARMEY, Tom DeLAY, restaurant owner Giovanni CORATOLO - offer views on the minimum wage issue.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Passage in the Senate of the Republicans' budget plan that promises to wipe out the deficit by 2002 noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The abortion debate in campaign '96 featured. [Republican presidential candidate Senator Bob DOLE - criticizes President Clinton's abortion bill veto.] [CLINTON - responds to and blames Dole.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Andrea Mitchell) The seizure in San Francisco, California, of AK-47s smuggled into the United States from China outlined; details given of the smuggling ring's direct connection to the Chinese government. [US attorney Michael YAMAGUCHI, United States Customs Rollin KLINK, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Paul SNABEL - talk about the sting operation.] [President CLINTON, Representative Charles SCHUMER - comment on China's most favored nation trade status.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jim Avila) The latest in the FBI-Freeman standoff in Montana featured; scenes shown. [Deputy attorney general Jamie GORELICK - comments.] The FBI's threat to cut off the Freemen's electricity noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The FAA's ban of oxygen generators as cargo on passenger planes reported; speculation that the exploding generators could have caused ValuJet Flight 592 to crash given.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Reports introduced.
(Dallas: Jim Cummins) The worst drought this century in the Southwest US examined; scenes shown. [Farmer Darren STALLWITZ, Garland HOLLY - comment on the bad farming business.] The billions of dollars in losses suffered by farmers and the bleak outlook for the future noted. [Texas agriculture commissioner Rick PERRY - comments.]
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) Discussion of the drought's effect on cattle ranchers featured; details given of the high price of cattle feed. [Rancher Leonard HARMAN, Agriculture Secretary Dan GLICKMAN - comment.]
48:30 UPCOMING ITEMS (Studio: Tom Brokaw)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Kur) Legal ruling that the class action lawsuit brought against the whole tobacco industry was too large examined. [Lawyer Lawrence TRIBE, Castano attorney John COALE, anti-smoking advocate John BANZHAF - react to the decision.] The ruling's boost to tobacco stocks noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Clinton's strange jokes about the "National Geographic"'s mummy display featured.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Kevin Tibbles) Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to run for President of Russia outlined; scenes shown of Russians jeering and heckling him. [RUSSIANS (thru translator) - blame Gorbachev for all their ills.] [Columbia University Robert LEGVOLD - comments.] [GORBACHEV (thru translator) - says like a Russian Yogi Berra, it ain't over till it's over.]
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