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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Thalia Assuras) The explosion at an arms dump on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, featured; scenes shown of angry residents & damaged homes. [Army Capt. Patrick SULLIVAN†- says incendiary devices were fired at the storage facility.]
(Studio: Anthony Mason) The restoration of power & water in half of Baghdad noted.
(Baghdad: Elizabeth Palmer) The corruption in the Iraqi medical supply system examined; scenes shown of drugs waiting in storage & from the hospital. [Army Dr. David VETTER†- says the supplies coming in were adequate.]
(Studio: Anthony Mason) The delay of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's mission to thank the troops in Afghanistan & Iraq reported.
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) Questions about the hiring of the private company DynCorp to train Iraqi police examined; details given of charges that DynCorp supervisors were out of control in Bosnia. ["Corporate Warriors" author Peter SINGER†- says there is the growing belief that a private company can do something better than government.] [Former DynCorp employee Ben JOHNSTON†- recalls "grotesque" situations.] [Representative Jan SCHAKOWSKY†- says the corporations are not being scrutinized.] [International Peace Operations Assn. Doug BROOKS†- says the businesses operate cheaper than the military.] The issue of accountability for private firms raised.
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) The homecoming for the missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton & the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, returning from the Persian Gulf, reported; scenes shown from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Barry Petersen) The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome {SARS} on China & efforts to contain the disease featured; scenes shown of masked people in Beijing. [In China, WOMAN - says public spitting is scary.] [In Malaysia, WHO's Shigeru OMI†- says the epidemic is spreading.]
(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(New York: Tony Guida) The fear of SARS in New York City's Chinatown examined; scenes shown of the community where tourism & shopping is down. [Waitex International chairman & CEO Howard LI†- talks business.] [Charles B. Wang Health Clinic Dr. Thomas TSANG†- cites the psychological fear; notes the panic with any unknown disease.] [Baker John HUNG†- says SARS is an invisible threat.]
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Cuban leader Fidel Castro's defense of the crackdown on dissidents reported.
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(Santa Cruz: John Blackstone) The campaign against provisions of the Patriot Act, which makes it easier for federal investigators to seize records in bookstores & libraries, examined; scenes shown from Santa Cruz, California. [Bookshop owner Neal COONERTY†- says what you read is not who you are; states investigating what people read will not make us safe from terrorism.] [Librarians Anne TURNER - defends the right to privacy.] [Heritage Foundation Paul ROSENZWEIG†- says the demise of civil liberties is overblown.]
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) NRA president Charlton Heston's farewell appearance before the gun group shown. [In Orlando, HESTON - says "from my cold dead hands."]
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) The question of whether the real estate market is about to collapse examined; statistics cited on home sales & home prices; scenes shown from White Plains, New York. [Home buyer Johanna DePIERRO†- says prices are high.] [Prudential real estate realtor Kenneth DIAZ†- talks home prices.] [National Assn. of Realtors economist David LEREAH†- says the baby boomers are consuming more houses.] [The Conference Board economist Ken GOLDSTEIN†- talks about supply & demand.]
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(Studio: Anthony Mason) Report introduced.
(North Reading, Massachusetts: Jim Acosta) The fight in the state of Massachusetts to ban aluminum bats in high school baseball featured; details given of the arguments for & against wood versus aluminum bats. [North Reading baseball coach Frank CAREY†- cites the cost of wooden bats.] [Amherst College head coach Bill THURSTON†- cites the danger from a ball hit by an aluminum bat.] [Easton Sports vice president Jim DARBY†- denies aluminum bats are unsafe.] [North Reading baseball player A.J. RICHARDSON†- comments.]
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