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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) "The Whip" introduced.
(Najaf: Matthew Chance; Derry: Dan Lothian; Milwaukee: Chris Lawrence) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Daryn Kagan) After the whip; more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Report introduced.
(Najaf: Matthew Chance) The fierce fighting in Najaf, Iraq, between US forces & the militia of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr featured; scenes shown of the Imam Ali mosque & surrounding area in the streets. [Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad ALLAWI {thru translator} - says al-Sadr is prepared to comply with the government.] The question of where al-Sadr is in Najaf, the efforts to avoid damage to the mosque & the serious challenge to Iraq & the Us from al-Sadr discussed.
(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Report introduced.
(Najaf, Iraq: Kianne Sadeo) A view from inside the mosque presented; scenes shown of the damage from the bombardment on nearby buildings, the chanting al-Sadr supporters & of the outside of the mosque.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) The response from Senator John Kerry to charges he lied about his Vietnam war record introduced. [KERRY - tells President Bush to "bring it on" {a debate about service records}.]
(Derry: Dan Lothian) Kerry's retort to charges from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a small group angry over Kerry's anti-war protests, featured; TV ads shown. [Before the International Assn. of Firefighters, KERRY - says the group is not telling the truth; states the group is doing the dirty work for President Bush.] [Last week on CNN, BUSH - comments on soft money expenditures.] [Two Kerry veteran SUPPORTERS - respond.] A statement from former swift boat commander Larry Thurlow quoted & poll findings of Kerry's slippage among veterans noted.
(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Statement from White House press secretary Scott McClellan condemning attack ads quoted. Live in-studio interview held with Annenberg Public Policy Center's Kathleen Hall Jamieson about the swift boat controversy. [JAMIESON - comments on how the swift boat position was pushed by cable & talk radio & the precedents for this; comments on how this discussion is making us miss other important discussions & why the Kerry campaign is now in the war of media manipulation; states the three major issues that have come forward in recent days.]
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) "New York Times" story on the detention of people as material witnesses since September 11 outlined; Human Rights Watch statistics cited. Live in-studio interview held with "Times" reporter Adam Liptak†. [LIPTAK - recounts the story of American former college football star & Islam convert Abdullah al-Kid‡, who was arrested by the FBI for trafficking in radical ideas; explains how the material witness law is being used as preventive detention; explains the outcome of al-Kid's case.]
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Senator Edward Kennedy's testimony at Senate hearings on the watchlist that airlines use to keep bad guys off flights reported. [KENNEDY - recounts his problems in getting on the plane.]
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Report introduced.
(U.N.: Richard Roth) The first anniversary of the suicide truck bombing attack on the U.N. compound in Baghdad, Iraq, featured; scenes shown of the bombing site; details given of the investigation findings. [Australia Col. Jeff DAVIE†- describes what happened to U.N. envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello, who died.] [U.N. bombing survivor Marilyn MANUEL†, former U.N. spokesman SAlim LONE†- react to what happened.] [U.N. undersecretary general for management Catherine BERTINI†- talks about the U.N. & security.]
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) "Lancet" allegations that doctors & health workers were involved in abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq & the detention camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reported.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Iran's warning that it will strike Iraq & Israel if it detects a threat from the US reported.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Report that Israeli forces have entered a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza reported.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Live interview held with Missouri School of Journalism Geneva Overholser† about three cases in which reporters have been charged with contempt of court for not revealing their sources. [From Washington, OVERHOLSER - says journalists are taught we will go to jail rather than reveal news sources; notes the issue of journalistic ethics & the possible charges in the Joseph Wilson/Valerie Plame & Wen Ho Lee cases.]
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Coalition Provisional Authority audit of missing money given to Iraqi ministries; a scare at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, when a teacher spilled nitric acid & the first day of public trading in Google stock reported.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) Results in swimming & gymnastics at the Olympic Games reported; photos shown.
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Chris Lawrence) American gymnast Paul Hamm, who won the gold medal for all-around performance, profiled; scenes shown from Waukesha High School in Wisconsin & the Olympics. [School principal Mark HANSEN†- expresses pride in the Hamm brothers.] [Hamm's grandmother Jean CARPENTER-MOORING†, uncle Paul HAMM†- describe their reactions to Paul's fall in competition.] [HAMM - comments on his winning performance.] [Family friend Morgan BUTLER†- comments.]
(Studio: Daryn Kagan) The withdrawal of a Kenyan marathon runner due to injury reported.
(Marathon, Greece: Michael Holmes) The town of Marathon, Greece, visited; details recalled of the famous battle between the Athenians & Persians in 490 BC & the myth of the run to Athens by Philippides††. [Historian & author Alexander KITROEFF†- recounts the myth.] Olympic winners' photos shown.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) The museum of antique trucks in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, featured; scenes shown of the collection that started in 1960 with a rare Bulldog tank truck. [Three PEOPLE, truck man R.A. KEMP††- talk about the trucks.]
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