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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Jerry Bowen) The safe return of kidnapped teenager Elizabeth Smart, found in Sandy, Utah, featured; details given about suspect Brian Mitchell, a handyman who once worked at the Smart home; photos shown. [In June, 2002, father Ed SMART†- pleads for Elizabeth’s return.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(White House: Bill Plante) Another series of new proposals to the U.N. Security Council for a war resolution against Iraq featured; details given about the proposal offered by Britain. [Before Parliament, British Prime Minister Tony BLAIR – says he wants a clear set of tests for Iraq to demonstrate compliance.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER – says the president has gone the last mile for diplomacy.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Richard Roth) The political troubles for Blair since aligning himself with President Bush featured; Blair shown defending his position at a town meeting. [Before Parliament, BLAIR – says the international community gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein an instruction to disarm.]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Northern Kuwait: John Roberts) The readiness of American & British troops to go to war featured; details given about the dilemma for British troops, who are uncertain if they will be in the fight due to diplomatic & political concerns; scenes shown of American & British soldiers at a US Marine base in Kuwait. [1st Battalion Parachute Regiment Maj. Andy HARRISON†- says he hopes to work side-by-side with the Americans.] [US Marine Corps Sgt. Michael CUNNINGHAM†- says skills will degrade {while waiting for the order to attack.}]
(Studio: Dan Rather) Taped discussion shown with retired US Air Force Lt. Gen. Buster Glosson† about effect of troops waiting in the desert for an order to invade Iraq. [GLOSSON – says sandstorms damage equipment; comments on the difficulty of maintaining a fighting edge after a long wait; expresses concern about the plan to start a ground war simultaneously with the air assault; says fighting in Baghdad will be a nightmare; says failure to capture Iraqi Republican Guard units in 1991 was a mistake.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Stock Market Report; record-high gas prices in suburban San Diego cited; scenes shown from El Cajon, California.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Virginia Beach: Wyatt Andrews) The struggle for older Americans with Medicare to find a doctor featured; details given about Medicare’s lower payments to doctors for office visits. [Retired Army veteran Joe BARRY†- comments on his search for a physician, many of whom do not accept new Medicare patients.] [Physicians Dr. Mitch MILLER†, Dr. Alvin CICCONE†- comment on having to turn away patients for economic reasons.] [Insurance counselor Bob JARRELL†- says 95 percent of doctors in the Norfolk, Virginia, area do not take new Medicare patients.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(London: Bill Whitaker) The assassination in Belgrade, Serbia, of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic† featured; details given about Djindjic’s rise to power after the uprising which swept Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic†† out of office; scenes shown from Belgrade.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Research finding no link between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome & vaccines given to infants noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Newnan, Georgia: Bobbi Harley) A wave of anti-French sentiment due to France’s opposition to President Bush’s policies against Iraq examined; scenes shown of people smashing Peugeots in Nashville, a sign noting the change from the name “French fries” to “freedom fries” in Washington, DC, and people pouring French wine into the gutter during a demonstration elsewhere. [World War II veteran Angelo PIZZUTI†- reads his letter explaining his return of a medal received after the liberation of France in World War II.] [Atlanta store owner George LAUZON†- explains his boycott of French products, including Evian bottled water.]
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