This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The request for more money for the military budget reported.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The frustration over the failure to find and capture or kill terrorist Osama bin Laden reported. [In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, President BUSH - says bin Laden cannot hide.] [Senator Jim BUNNING - says the United States should be able to find bin Laden.] [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - says there is still work to do; says the United States has trouble tracking down the FBI "Ten Most Wanted."] The daunting task of rooting out a single target like bin Laden noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The continuing search in Pakistan for kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl reported; details given of the arrests of three men linked to the kidnapping.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) President Bush's message on bioterrorism in a visit to a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, medical center featured; details given of proposal funding for bioterrorism research; of concerns about America's ability to handle a bio-terror threat examined and of the shipment of vaccine to Salt Lake City, UT, in case of a smallpox attack at the Winter Olympics; scenes shown of a smallpox drill. [Nuclear Threat Institute Dr. Margaret HAMBURG - says America is not prepared for an intentional biological attack.] [BUSH - says he wants enough antibiotics stocked to treat bioterrorist diseases.] [Senator Bill FRIST - says bio-terror risks can be reduced.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The subpoenas from two Congressional committees for former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay after he refused to testify voluntarily about the Enron reported; scenes shown from House and Senate committees. [Senator John BREAUX - says Lay will not testify if he does come to Washington.] [Senator Peter FITZGERALD - says Lay was "the most out-to- lunch" CEO if he did not know what was happening.] [Representative Paul KANJORSKI - accuses Enron executives of "greed."] [At hearings, Arthur Andersen CEO Joseph BERARDINO - says he does not know what his company knew about Enron.] [Representative Gary ACKERMAN - says the committee wants answers.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Saint Helens, OR: George Lewis) The aftermath of the Enron fallout for workers in Enron subsidiaries examined; scenes shown of the Stevens farm in Saint Helens, OR. [Local utility workers Wayne and Cathy STEVENS - say they does not want to sell the property; explain why they did not diversify the retirement portfolio.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The indictment of American Taliban member John Walker Lindh featured; details given of claims from Lindh's attorneys that he was tortured before confessing. [Attorney General John ASHCROFT - says Walker Lindh stayed with the Taliban even after his home country was attacked.] [American University Law School professor Herman SCHWARTZ - says a person in custody cannot be interrogated if he asks for a lawyer.] [Former federal prosecutor Chuck ROSENBERG - says Walker had signed a Miranda form.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Plans for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to meet with President Bush in Washington, DC, reported.
(No location given: Ashleigh Banfield) Exclusive taped interview held with Palestinian Authority leader Yasir Arafat. [ARAFAT - says it makes no difference if his support base is intact or fading; says he cares for his people.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Further coverage of the Arafat interview on MSNBC noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The improvement of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis examined. [Patient Anne KENNEDY - says she had pain everywhere; says she can do things again thanks to her medicines.] [New York Hospital for Special Surgery Dr. Michael LOCKSHIN - says treatments have improved since he first became a doctor.] [Patient Angela RAMERIZ - says she does not want to use a wheelchair yet.] Study results concerning that hormone replacement therapy only helps women who had hot flashes before therapy use discussed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Roger O'Neil) The Southern California Children's Speedskating School featured; scenes shown of children on the ice. [Southern California Children's Speedskating School founder Sue PERLES - says every skater gets a prize; says she enjoys watching the children skate.] [Skater Anna KIM - describes what she likes about skating.] [Olympic skater Rusty SMITH - says the children see in him what they could become.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The Super Bowl victory parade in Boston for the New England Patriots football team shown.
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