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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Jonathan Karl; White House: Suzanne Malveaux; Baghdad: Rym Brahimi; New York: Allan Chernoff) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Jonathan Karl) The decision by Senator Trent Lott not to remain as Senate majority leader & the rise of Senator Bill Frist as the replacement examined; Lott's statement quoted. [MAN - says Lott was prepared to dig in.] [REPUBLICAN, Senator Mitch McCONNELL - comment on Lott stepping aside.] [Democratic Representative Nancy PELOSI - says the race issue remains.] The reaction of President Bush to Lott's decision noted & the White House position of doing nothing to support Lott as leader discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: Suzanne Malveaux) President Bush's meeting with the quartet of Russia, the European Union & the U.N. about paving the way for Middle East peace beginning with confronting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reviewed; details given of the criticism of Iraq's declaration about its weapons & the call from the U.N. weapons inspections team for the US to provide necessary intelligence. [BUSH - says we expect Saddam to disarm.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says the declaration fails to lead us to a peaceful solution.] [Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans BLIX - wants intelligence about where Iraq is storing weapons of mass destruction.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER†- says we will work to provide the information.] Bush's decision to postpone his mid-January African trip noted. The White House position on sharing intelligence discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) The criticism of Bush in the "London Daily Mirror" noted; headline shown.
(Baghdad: Rym Brahimi) The reaction in Iraq to the US response to the Iraqi declaration & the intensification of U.N. weapons inspections reviewed; scenes shown from Baghdad of the inspectors.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Allan Chernoff) The settlement intended to clean up Wall Street's conflict of interest scandal featured; details given of the agreement for investment bankers, including the billion-dollar fine. [New York attorney general Eliot SPITZER††- says retail investors need to get a fair shake.] [NYSE chairman Richard GRASSO†- wants a clean slate.] [on the street, INVESTOR - backs the plan.] The deal by former Salomon telecom analyst Jack Grubman & the possibility of class action lawsuits by investors noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "New York Post" columnist Robert Jordan about Senator Trent Lott. [In studio, GEORGE - says there was short-term damage to the Republican Party & conservatives, but the rallying around Senator Bill Frist after Lott stepped down will help; states what has changed due to Lott's racial insensitivity; notes Lott's apologies were too little too late; indicates conservatives feel the Democratic Party has gotten too involved in "identity politics."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown; Washington: Judy Woodruff; Studio: Jeff Greenfield) Discussion held about Senator Trent Lott's fall: about Lott's failure to make an early significant apology that led the White House to view him as an albatross; the time-warp nature of his apologies & the opposition of conservatives; how race continues to be a volatile forum; who won {Republicans, conservatives, Senator Bill Frist} or lost in the controversy & the need for more sensitivity in proposed White House appointments.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The death of talk show host Laura Schlessinger††'s mother in Beverly Hills, California; the settlement of the court tussle over the body of baseball slugger Ted Williams & Boeing's announcement that it will not make the sonic cruiser reported.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(No location given: David Mattingly) The release of Kentucky prison inmates to save the state money featured. [Governor Paul PATTON†- says 567 inmates are being released to save millions.] [Released prisoners Adrian PANNELL†, Rodney TOLLIVER†- react to being freed.] [National Conference of State Legislatures Corina ECKL†- says state taxes are failing to perform in many states.] Other state-level actions re: prisoners outlined. Map shown of states with revenue shortages.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Syria's sponsor of a U.N. resolution condemning Israel; protests in Caracas, Venezuela, demanding the resignation of President Hugo Chavez & Pope John Paul II's signing of a decree authenticating a miracle by Mother Teresa, who is on her way to sainthood, reported; scenes shown from Caracas.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Bob Costas about the year in sports. [In studio, COSTAS - talks about ex-baseball player Pete Rose & conditions for his reinstatement to baseball; lists some players he would pay to watch & some sports figures he never saw play live; comments on high school basketball player Lebron James; explains why the networks will not air sports journalism shows.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with wine experts "Wall Street Journal" columnists John Brecher† & Dorothy Gaiter† about holiday wine. [BRECHER, GAITER - offer advice on selected wine.]
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