This program is 16 minutes long
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Jim Maceda) The dragnet for members of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime & the mystery about Saddam's whereabouts featured; details given of the capture of Jamal Mustapha Sultan al-Tikriti†, who is married to Saddam's youngest daughter & minister of higher education Abd al-Khaliq alGafar††.
(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Crawford, Texas: Rosiland Jordan) President Bush's statements about Syria & the former American POWs featured. [BUSH - comments on the presence of the POWs; states there are positive signs from Syria, which is "getting the message"; talks about convincing North Korea to abandon ambitions for its nuclear arsenal.]
(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Damascus: Patricia Sabga) Syria-US relations examined; scenes shown of Syrian President Bashir al-Assad meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak; details given of deep-seated Arab suspicions about the US. [Representative Nick RAHAL†- says Syria is not an enemy of the US.] [Syrian SHOPKEEPER - blames Israel for American charges against Syria.] [Damascus University professor Amr al-ASAM‡- downplays conspiracies.]
(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Statement from Pope John Paul II about Iraq during Easter services noted.
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(Modesto: James Hattori) Interview with the parents of Scott Peterson, who has been charged with murdering wife Laci, joined in progress. [Mother Jackie PETERSON - says she feels like she is living in Nazi Germany.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) The firing of two Chinese officials for their handling of the severe acute respiratory syndrome {SARS} outbreak reported.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Note: local weather bulletin inset. Report introduced.
(Ft. Bliss, Texas: Jim Cummins) The arrival in the US of the seven American POWs from Iraq via Germany featured; scenes shown of Easter services on military bases & of the plane's arrival. [At Ft. Bliss, Texas, base, HUDSON†, OFFICER, MAN, Ft. Bliss MINISTER - comment.] [Former POW Ronald YOUNG†- remembers the soldiers who did not make it home.]
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