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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(U.N.: Richard Roth; New York: Andrea Koppel; Islamabad: Mike Boettcher; Gaza: Kelly Wallace) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(U.N.: Richard Roth) The setting of a deadline for a war with Iraq featured; details given of the announcement by the US, Britain & Spain that Iraq has until March 17 to give up weapons of mass destruction & from the latest weapons inspections report. [British foreign secretary Jack STRAW - says the U.N. must send Iraq a clear message.] [French foreign minister Dominique de VILLEPIN†- says we don't go to war on a timetable.] [Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans BLIX - says Iraq should be able to provide more documentary evidence about its weapons program; says completing inspections will take months.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - responds.] [IAEA's Mohammed el-BARADEI††- says we have found no evidence of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq.] [De VILLEPIN {thru translator} asks why should we proceed by force at any price.] [STRAW - responds to de Villepin.] [Iraqi Ambassador to U.N. Mohammed al-DOURI†- says war against Iraq will wreak destruction.] [US ambassador to U.N. John NEGROPONTE - says delegations should be prepared to vote Tuesday onwards.] The timetable for the weekend & next week at the U.N. discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Iraqi TV's reaction to events at the U.N. reviewed.
(U.N.: Andrea Koppel) The British proposal to build consensus at the Security Council & give Prime Minister Tony Blair†† ammunition back home to indicate an effort to avoid war featured. [STRAW - says Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not need more time to comply.] [Mexican foreign minister Luis Ernesto DERBEZ†, de VILLEPIN - react to the British proposal.] [POWELL - says now is the time for the Council to tell Saddam....] The view of President Bush's administration about whether the Security Council votes can be gotten after this 10-day extension discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Islamabad: Mike Boettcher) Videophone report on the manhunt in Pakistan for Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden†† presented; details given about various reports from the region that have been discounted & of the extent of operations in western Pakistan following information gleaned from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. The conflicting reports about whether Pakistan believes bin Laden is in the country discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Brookings Inst. Saban Center fellow CNN analyst Ken Pollack about Iraq. [From Washington, POLLACK - says the really important dates about Iraq have passed & today's talks at the U.N. are just political theater; argues the US is already at war; notes President Bush last night said we are going to war & other counties have to decide which side they will be on; reiterates the administration made up its mind a while ago; notes information indicates the Iraqi people are desperate to get rid of President Saddam Hussein because people are already dying, but they are nervous about the US postwar intentions; indicates the US has to start a humanitarian aid program immediately to show positive benefits from a war itself.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The US military buildup without tactical surprise examined; details given about air, ground & sea actions already being taken. [On Thursday, President BUSH - says we will give people a chance to live by getting out of harm's way; hopes President Saddam Hussein will disarm or leave the country.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with former NATO commander retired Gen. Wesley Clark about military plans against Iraq. [From Little Rock, CLARK - says the 10-day deadline helps the US get ready to invade; indicates this is a total military mismatch; outlines the aspect of the coming war that Iraq cannot anticipate; states there is less respect for the Iraqi military than in the gulf war.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Federal charges against former Texas attorney general Dan Morales; funeral service for Colombia astronaut Michael Anderson & a scare at the Boston Celtics basketball game reported; scenes shown from Arlington National Cemetery.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The ongoing violence in the Middle East between Israelis & Palestinians reported.
(Gaza: Kelly Wallace) A new phase in the Israeli stepped-up offensive in northern Gaza featured; scenes shown from the Palestinian territory. [Israeli defense forces Brig. Cmdr. Joel STRIEK†- {thru translator} says our stay could be short or ongoing.] [During a march, Hamas leader Abdel Aziz RANTISSI†- speaks out.] [Palestinian Higher Committee of National & Islamic Forces Jamal ZAKOUT†- suggests the Palestinians tell Hamas "enough."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Serena Altschul) The shut down of Broadway musicals by a musicians' strike featured. [Two THEATERGOERS, "Hairspray" actor Harvey FIRESTEIN†, Local 802 Bill DENNISON†- comment on the strike at the live theater.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) A look at tomorrow's newspaper headlines presented; front pages shown from papers from London, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) How Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's words critical of France & Germany may have hindered President Bush's plans to build an alliance for a hard-line approach against Iraq examined. [At Atlanta's Comedy Corner, CNN's Michael SHOULDER - tells a long fable about a king & a hunter.] [RUMSFELD - dismisses France & Germany as "old Europe."] [Reporter John KING - recounts Spain's prime minister Jose Aznar telling the president the Europeans would prefer more of Secretary of State Colin Powell & less of Rumsfeld.] [Afghanistan TEACHER - talks about respecting President Bush.]
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