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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Findings of an NBC News poll on the California gubernatorial recall election outlined.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) The recall election featured; scenes shown from the drawing to determine the order for listing candidates’ names on the ballot; details given about calls by the ACLU to postpone the election so that the punch card system can be replaced. [In New York, candidate Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER – comments.] [Governor Gray DAVIS – criticizes the recall election.] [Claremont McKenna College professor John PITNEY†- says this is a political version of “Where’s Waldo.”] [Contra Costa County Clerk Stephen WEIR†- comments on the challenge in preparing for the election.]
(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Yesterday’s “Los Angeles Times” front-page pictures of many of the candidates shown. The serious campaigns of candidates Robert Mannheim††, a retired attorney, and centenarian Mathilda Spak†† featured. [MANNHEIM – says there is room for somebody who isn’t a political hack.] [SPAK – explains her platform.] The full results of the NBC News poll on msnbc.com noted.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Monrovia, Liberia: Michael Davie) The departure of Liberian President Charles Taylor featured; scenes shown from the departure ceremony, the swearing-in of Moses Blah††, jubilant crowds in Monrovia, and US warships off shore. [TAYLOR – says “I will be back.”] [Liberian MAN – says somebody has finally realized what we’ve been going through.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) The FBI’s investigation into the role in the September 11 attacks of American Imam Anwar al-Awlaki†, a spiritual advisor to hijackers Nawaf al-Hazmi† and Khalid al-Mihdhar†, featured; audiotape played of Awlaki praising shaheed {martyrs who die for the sake of Allah}. [Senator Bob GRAHAM†- says we don’t know enough about Awlaki’s role.] [In October 2001, AWLAKI – says the fact that the US supports the death of Palestinians does not justify the killing of US civilians in New York City or Washington, DC.] [Dar Al-Hijra Mosque worshipper Dr. Ednan MUSHTAQ†- defends Awlaki.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) The death of another American soldier in Iraq noted.
(Ft. Stewart, Georgia: Roger O’Neil) The homecoming from Iraq to Ft. Stewart, Georgia, for some members of the 3rd Infantry Division featured; scenes shown; footage shown of the troops under fire in Iraq on April 7. [Sgt. Paul DAVIS, wife Angela DAVIS – comment on being together again.] [Pvt. Chris NAUMAN†- comments on the closeness of the group.] [Chaplain Capt. Steve HOMMEL††- comments on taking up arms during a battle.] The contribution of NBC reporter David Bloom, who died in Iraq, to the reporting of stories about the 3rd ID noted.
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Denver: Campbell Brown) President Bush’s promotion of his environmental agenda featured; details given about his nomination of Utah Governor Mike Leavitt† to replace Christie Whitman as head the EPA and his plan to allow more logging in national forests to create jobs and prevent fires; scenes shown of Bush touring the scene of this summer’s Aspen fire in Arizona. [BUSH – comments on Leavitt and on his environmental plans.] [League of Conservation Voters Deb CALLAHAN†- comments on Leavitt’s credentials.] [National Environmental Trust Phil CLAPP†- says Bush’s proposal doesn’t protect the communities at risk from wildfire.]
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(Los Angeles: Brian Williams) The death of hockey legend Herb Brooks, coach of the 1980 US Olympic team, reported.
(Salt Lake City: Tom Brokaw) An encore presentation of a story on Brooks’s return to coaching to lead the 2002 American hockey team presented; scenes shown from the “miracle on ice” game in which the underdog US team beat the Russians in the 1980 Olympics. [BROOKS - says the 1980 Olympics will be his measuring moment; says he doesn’t want to limit his life to not accept other challenges.] [In 1980, BROOKS - delivers pep talk to players.]
(NOTE – Story originally aired on February 19, 2002.)
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