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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) The death of an 8-year-old boy at a prayer service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the impact of Hurricane Ignacio on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, and the return of US Marines from Monrovia, Liberia, to their ships noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Gaza City: Michael Holmes) A new cycle of violence between Israelis & Palestinians featured; details given about the Palestinian response to an Israeli attack in Gaza targeting Hamas leaders; scenes shown from the site of the attack.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Najaf, Iraq: Ben Wedeman) A bomb attack at the home of a prominent Shiite leader in Najaf, Iraq, which may have been the work of a Sunni group trying to instill chaos in the Shiite community, featured; scenes shown.
(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Crawford, Texas: Suzanne Malveaux) The division within the administration over how and to what extent the US should continue to lead efforts to secure Iraq examined; scenes shown of a demonstration in Crawford, Texas, in protest of US involvement in Iraq. [Senator John McCAIN, Senator Joseph BIDEN†– criticize the administration’s handling of Iraq.] [US administrator in Iraq Paul BREMER – says this is already an international operation.] [Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Richard MYERS†- says there are 2 multinational divisions there now.] [Former Assistant Secretary of State James RUBIN†- says we need to show the other countries some respect.]
(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Live interview held with “Newsweek” magazine’s Christopher Dickey† about the US role in Iraq & the Middle East. [DICKEY – says the American military doesn’t want to be under anyone else’s command; states we need big forces of professional soldiers from other countries in Iraq; comments on the possibility of a U.N. multinational force; talks about the possibility of sending US forces to separate the Israelis & Palestinians; says the US will have to lean hard on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Charges against convicted murderer Joseph Druse for killing defrocked Catholic priest John Geoghan; the death of 8 firefighters in a wreck in Oregon, and continuing wildfires across the western US & Canada reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Miguel Marquez) The latest developments in California’s gubernatorial recall election reviewed; details given about candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger’s hiring of Mike Murphy to handle media & strategy and his comments on Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante; “Los Angeles Time” poll results cited. [Schwarzenegger campaign David DREIER†- says Bustamante would perpetuate the vacuum of leadership.] [BUSTAMANTE – says he has always been a target of Republicans.] The campaign strategies of Peter Ueberroth and Tom McClintock mentioned.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(No location given: John Atwater) The death in Milwaukee of 8-year-old autistic boy Torrance Cantrell†† during a prayer session intended to drive out evil spirits featured; scenes shown from the church. [Father Torrance CANTRELL, Sr.†- says the church convinced the boy’s mother to go through with the exorcism.] [NEIGHBOR – comments on church members’ visiting the boy’s home.] [Church MEMBER‡- describes what happened.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) The crash in Turkey of a bus in a wedding convoy; North Korea’s threat to pull out of the World University Games in South Korea after a brawl between North Korean reporters and activists, and a massacre in Bahn, Liberia, by rebel forces reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Kigali, Rwanda: Cynde Strand) The first democratic presidential election in Rwanda featured; scenes shown of President Paul Kagame† campaigning; details given of the conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis. [Kagame SUPPORTER – says Kagame is a man of substance.] [Independent candidate Faustin TWAGIRAMUNGU†- describes the arrest of some of his supporters.] [Rwandan police spokesman Supt. Tony KULAMBA†- says the arrested men were planning acts of violence.] [Genocide survivor Serge MUNYANGENO† {thru translator} – says it is crucial for the Rwandans to experience the democratic process.] The 1994 genocide recalled.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) More violence in the Middle East between Israelis & Palestinians; the death of 8 firefighters in a highway crash in Oregon, and the reopening of the oil pipeline that had ruptured in Arizona reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Montgomery, Alabama: Jason Bellini) The reaction of Christians in Montgomery, Alabama, to the order to remove the Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building featured; scenes shown of protestors outside the courthouse; details given about chief justice Roy Moore’s installation of and refusal to move the monument. [First Baptist Church Rev. Jay WOLF†, parishioner Sapna SWAMY†- support leaving the monument in place.] [Christian Defense Coalition director Rev. Patrick MAHONEY††- instructs protestors how to behave.] [Episcopalian “VALERIE” – says the law should be obeyed.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) The reaction of Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal†† to the public speculation on teammate Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case reported. [O’NEAL – comments.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Live discussion held with former federal prosecutor Wendy Murphy† and civil liberties attorney Lida Rodriquez-Taseff† about current high-profile legal cases, including the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case and the battle over the Ten Commandments monument in Montgomery, Alabama. [MURPHY, RODRIQUEZ-TASEFF - comment on the judge’s order to unseal documents, minus the search warrant & affidavit supporting the warrant, in the Bryant case; talk about Alabama chief justice Roy Moore’s refusal to move the monument from the judicial building.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kathleen Koch) President Bush’s administration’s reluctance to promote energy conservation, even after last week’s power blackout, examined. [World Resources Institute James MacKENZIE†- says the US uses 5 times the world’s use of energy per capita.] [Alliance to Save Energy Mark HOPKINS†- comments on energy-saving technology.] [In 2001, Vice President Dick CHENEY – says conservation is not sufficient basis for sound energy policy.] [American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Neal ELLIOT†- comments on the rollback in appliance energy requirements.] [Senator Dianne FEINSTEIN†- opposes the lowering of appliance energy standards.] [“The Energy Daily” Llewellyn KING†- comments on opposition to conservation.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Live discussion held with South Florida Human Rights Council Maggie Zalamea† and radio talk show host Ben Ferguson† about the Chicago public schools program in which students identified as likely future criminals will visit state prisons in the hope that they will be deterred from a life of crime. [ZALAMEA, FERGUSON - offer differing opinions on the program.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Report introduced.
(Hong Kong, China: Andrew Brown) The “flash mob” phenomenon in which an e-mail message summons dozens, hundreds, or thousands of people to a particular spot at a particular time to engage in a meaningless stunt featured; scenes shown from a Hong Kong, China, mall where a flash mob performed a ballet dance with napkins. [Mall official Ivy LAM†- says any action in our shopping arcade must have our approval.] [“Mobster” WOMAN – explains how she was contacted about the event.]
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(Studio: Andrea Koppel) Audiotapes played of callers’ views on whether teachers should be able to send kids to prison.
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