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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: John King; Baghdad: Nic Robertson; Ft. Stewart: Brian Cabell; Chicago: Jeff Flock) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Page two & a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The new US road map for Israeli-Palestinian peace featured; details given of the historic goals of a Palestinian state, an immediate cease-fire, the dismantlement of some Jewish settlements & direct negotiations [President BUSH - says those who hold weapons of mass destruction will be held accountable; says he can work with new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas; states Israel will have to make concessions to move peace forward.] [Former Senator George MITCHELL - says patience & perseverance will be needed.] Word from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that he will give the new prime minister a chance discussed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) The rejection of the road map for peace by the militant group Hamas & the latest death of a Palestinian woman near Gaza noted.
(Jerusalem: Kelly Wallace) The reaction in the Mideast to the internationally backed peace plan examined; details given of the goals of the road map to peace & of the different interpretations of the plan from Palestinians & Israelis; scenes shown from the site of the Tel Aviv cafe bombing. [Palestinian foreign minister Nabil SHA'ATH†- says Israel must also implement.] [Senior Israeli foreign ministry official Gideon MEIR†- says there must first be a stop to terror.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor) The arrest in Pakistan of six men linked to Al Qaeda, including Whalid ba Attash†, who was a trusted lieutenant to Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden†† & masterminded the attack on the USS Cole, examined; details given of the prior capture of Al Qaeda figures in Pakistani figures & of Attash's meeting with two September 11 hijackers in Malaysia. [President BUSH - says Attash is a top Al Qaeda operative.] [Former FBI terrorism analyst Matt LEVITT†- says his capture is significant.] [Coordinator for counterterrorism Cofer BLACK†- comments on terrorism arrests in 2002.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Letter in an Arab language newspaper attributed to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein quoted.
(Baghdad: Nic Robertson) The victory tour by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in Baghdad, Iraq, featured; scenes shown from Baghdad where many Iraqis reacted to Rumsfeld's appearance & looting continued. [IRAQI - says we wait to see what the US does for us.] [Another MAN - comments on the situation in Baghdad.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Ft. Stewart: Brian Cabell) Memorial service at Ft. Stewart, Georgia, for the 34 soldiers of the 3rd Division killed in the fighting in Iraq featured; scenes shown of the redbud trees planted in their memory. [Commander Col. Gerard POLTRAK†- says they fought for freedom.] [Widow Denise MARSHALL†, father Ulyses WILLIAMS†- react to losing their loved ones in Iraq.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with former US Ambassador to Israel Brookings Inst.'s Martin Indyk about the road map for peace in the Middle East. [INDYK - says a window of opportunity has opened for peace in the Middle East with the balance being shifted in the region to moderation; notes President Bush has gotten off his high perch of disengagement; asks why Secretary of State Colin Powell is not going to Israel during his regional visit; notes there is a practical problem in engaging with Prime Minister Abu Mazen with Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat still there; explains the constraints on all three leaders; outlines the view of the road map as a guide towards peace & the "on the ground" role for the US.]
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(Studio: Charles Molineaux) What is happening at this hour reviewed: the publication in an Arabic newspaper of a letter purportedly from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein; Libya's admission of guilt for the Lockerbie, Scotland, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103; charges that Marine Antoine Boyken‡ sabotaged fellow Marines' parachutes & the presence of Elizabeth Smart at the White House signing of a child abduction bill.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kelli Arena) President Bush's signing of legislation to improve the AMBER alert system to find children who were abducted featured; details given about the AMBER alert system. [BUSH - speaks out.] [March 13, Elizabeth's father Ed SMART†- says something should be done.] ["The Culture of Fear" author Barry GLASSNER†- says money should be put elsewhere to protect children.] [National Center on Missing & Exploited Children Ernie ALLEN†- outlines provision of the legislation.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Jeff Flock) The investigation into whether Chicago boy Eli Quick is really the missing boy Tristen "Buddy" Myers, who disappeared from his home with his great-aunt, featured; photos shown. [Tristen's mother Raven MYERS, father Ricky QUICK†- comment on the boys.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Charles Feldman) Erin Brockovich†'s taking aim on Beverly Hills High School, which is built around abandoned oil wells that may be causing cancer, featured; details given about the legal complaints. [BROCKOVICH - says there are 300 confirmed cases of cancer.] [Beverly Hills graduate Lori MOSS†- lists her health problems.] [Venoco Inc. vice president Michael EDWARDS†- says there is no air quality problems at the high school.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "New York Times" reporter John Burns†, who covered the war in Iraq. [From Baghdad, BURNS - recounts being on the run from the Iraqi government & the difficulties of reporting on President Saddam Hussein & the hard realities of war; states the dominant feature of Iraqi society for 23 years was "fear & terror"; states he believes Saddam is alive & nearby & that American forces will find him alive.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Steven Brill, author of "After: How America Confronted the September 12 Era." [In studio, BRILL - says the FBI & CIA had a watch list that was distributed on the night of September 11; states the thesis of his book; states the country has remained fundamentally the same at a time we are at jeopardy.]