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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre; Karbala: Nic Robertson; Ramallah: Kelly Wallace; New York: Bill Tucker) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The big picture in Iraq reviewed; scenes shown from Karbala of the Shiite demonstration; details given of the discovery of more US currency in a kennel & the first flow of Iraqi oil for domestic consumption; scenes shown of retired US Gen. Jay Garner touring the north & of Iraqi newspapers back in the streets. [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER†- says we oppose any outside interference in Iraq.] [Iraqi National Congress Ahmed CHALABI†- says no one should lay claim to authority unilaterally.] [Coalition land forces commander Lt. Gen. David McKIERNAN†- says finding the weapons of mass destruction will be a long process.]
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The US mission of what happened to Navy Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, who was shot down in the first Gulf war in January, 1991, & might have been held prisoner by Iraq, featured; details given of the discovery of the initials "M.S.S." on a prison cell wall; cards shown of three more Iraqis who fell into US custody & the capture of an Iraqi intelligence official involved in US affairs. A report that some of the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as "unlawful combatants" are underage discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor) US efforts to block the export of Iranian terror into Iraq examined. [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER†- says we oppose any outside interference in Iraq.] [Georgetown University Rob SOBHANI†- says Iranian intelligence agents & revolutionary guards are in Iraq to help set up an Islamic republic & the goal of the Iranian government is for the US not to succeed in Iraq.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Karbala: Nic Robertson) The new religious freedom in Iraq featured; scenes shown from Karbala of Shiite religious rituals to mark the killing of a 7th century religious leader; details given of the call for religious leadership in politics. [Two IRAQIS - comment.] [Supreme Council Islamic Revolution in Iraq Abdul Aziz al-HAKIM†- {thru translator} says the power should just be transferred to the Iraqis.] The role of Iraqi clerics in assuming political power once President Saddam Hussein's regime fell discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Ramallah: Kelly Wallace) The power struggle among Palestinians with the creation of a new cabinet as a background for the new road map for peace in the Middle East examined; details given about Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat & new Prime Minister Abu Mazen† with Mohammed Dahlen† as minister of state for security affairs. [Palestinian minister of planning & international cooperation Nabil SHA'ATH†- says there are two partners sharing power.] [Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb EREKAT††- talks about the peace process.] [Israeli minister of industry & Trade Ehud OLMERT†- talks about the "process" between Arafat & Abu Mazen.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) The pressure on President Bush's administration to release the road map for peace noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) 2000 presidential candidate Representative Richard Gephardt's enormous plan to provide health insurance for every working American introduced.
(New York: Jonathan Karl) Gephardt's plan examined; details given of the cost of the proposed federal program to subsidize health insurance. [GEPHARDT - calls for repealing President Bush's tax cut; states this is a better way to stimulate the economy.] The response of the National Federation of Independent Businesses to the Gephardt plan noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Louisiana Senator John Breaux. [From Lafayette, Louisiana, BREAUX - says we need a bipartisan push rather than a war with Congress over a tax cut plan; comments on the federal deficit; suggests Iraq pay for rebuilding from its oil revenue; calls for a more measured tax cut.]
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(Studio: Fredricka Whitfield) The headlines at this hour reviewed: the US capture of former Iraqi air defenses head Hassan al-Tikriti†† & two others; President Bush's warning to Iran about interfering in Iraq; the brokered deal setting up Abu Mazen as Palestinian prime minister after a power struggle with Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat & medical research on the link between fat & cancer.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Sarah Lawrence College professor of Middle Eastern studies Fawaz Gerges about the new Iraq. [In studio, GERGES - says the administration hoped to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government & create a new order without unleashing religious forces; notes the complex political currents within the Shiite community; says Iraqi could create counterbalances to religious forces by establishing intercommunal alliances & coalitions & bringing in the international community.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Studio: Bill Tucker) The troubles at American Airlines following the revelation that executives granted themselves perquisites while getting the unions to roll back wage & benefits examined. [Allied Pilots Assn. Capt. Steve BLANKENSHIP†- says ousting CEO Donald Carty would be good.] [Former AMR executive Thom NULTY†- says there is a mess right now.] [Blaylock & Partners Ray NEIDL†- says this is a strange situation.] The testy labor relations at American discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with airline analyst Richard Aboulafia†. [ABOULAFIA - says American can only avoid bankruptcy with union agreements; states American is in a very ugly situation; comments on the impact of bankruptcies on the big airline system that has dominated the industry; explains how this is a "perfect storm" for American airlines.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kelli Arena) The looting of Iraq by journalists examined; details given of charges against former Fox news engineer Benjamin Johnston & "Boston Herald" reporter Joel Crittenden† for smuggling. [Bureau of Immigration & Enforcement Michael DOUGHERTY†- says now Iraq is being victimized again; comments on the Johnston investigation.] [Shorenstein Center in the Press Marvin KALB†- comments on "filching" by some journalists.] [Art Loss Register David SHILLINGFORD†- talks about the collection missing from the museum.]