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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(White House: John King; Fallujah: Karl Penhaul; New York: Elizabeth Cohen) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) After the whip; more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) President Bush's plans for a second term examined; details given of his agenda flashpoints {spending cuts, Social Security, the war in Iraq, the Supreme Court, the Middle East peace process, cabinet changes}. [BUSH - says he earned political capital in the win; talks about his father.] The prospects that Attorney General John Ashcroft & National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice† will leave & a gradual makeover of the cabinet discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Fallujah: Karl Penhaul) The preparations for an assault on Fallujah, Iraq, featured; scenes shown of US troops on patrol & checking for booby traps. [Marines Sgt. Michael CHAMBERS†, Cpl. Tom TENNENT†, Sgt. Jose DUCASSE†, L/Cpl. William SABIN†- comment on the anticipated urban warfare.] The indications that the insurgents feel they can win in Fallujah discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor) President Bush's plans for national security in his second term examined; details given of the challenge of repairing US credibility caused mostly by the war in Iraq, of concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Middle East & North Korea. [Former aide Richard FALKENRATH†- talks about the effort with international partners; states we need a multi-lateral coalition to stop Iran.] [Carnegie Endowment Jessica MATHEWS†- says confidence in our leadership was replaced by resentment & fear; states the US has to make progress happen in the Middle East.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The rumor/reports that Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat has died in the hospital in France updated; Palestinian clarifications noted.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Ed Henry) The future for the Democratic Party after the 2004 losses examined; details given of roles for Senators Harry Reid, John Kerry & John Edwards with Senator Tom Daschle losing & the new faces of Senators-elect Barack Obama & Ken Salazar. [Former Gore spokeswoman Donna BRAZILE†- says Democrats should not mourn this loss.] [Political analyst Stu ROTHENBERG†- speaks about the party, polarization & Senator Hillary Clinton.] [Former LBJ adviser Jack VALENTI†- suggests working with Bush as the Democrats did with President Dwight Eisenhower.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The statements from Senator Arlen Specter to President Bush about a Supreme Court nominee reported. [SPECTER - hopes the president is mindful of the considerations he mentioned.] Specter's later statement about the judicial nomination process noted.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist & Antioch Bible Church Ken Hutcherson about what the Republicans want from the president. [From Seattle, HUTCHERSON - says the country was built on religious principles; states the main point in traditional marriage is the Constitution.] [In-studio, NORQUIST - talks about the Social Security's financial liability & the cost of a transition to privatization; offers views on double & triple taxation & move towards a single rate.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Jeff Greenfield) The losses for the Democratic Party in the 2004 elections examined; details given about the pattern that is pushing the party into a corner since 1964, the issues that have split the party & questions about the party's fundamental message.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live discussion held with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Representative Rahm Emanuel & former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Kiesling† about the fate & future of the Democratic Party. [From Harrisburg, RENDELL - suggests the party has to go back to believing in our values; says Senator Hillary Clinton could become the party messenger & perhaps Senator John Edwards.] [From Chicago, EMANUEL - recalls the sincerity of Presidents Bill Clinton & Jimmy Carter, who were capable of building coalitions; admits the party problems are deep & fundamental.] [From Portland, KIESLING - says Senator John Kerry blew it on Social Security reform; states Democrats need to forge a new deal between the generations with Social Security & Medicare, which are virtual Ponzi schemes.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(New York: Elizabeth Cohen) The treatment of breast cancer examined in light of the announcement that Elizabeth Edwards, wife of vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards, has a lump in her breast; details given about surviving & preventing breast cancer. [Emory University Dr. Carl DORSI†- talks about controlling & preventing breast cancer.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(No location given: Andrea Koppel) The 25th anniversary of the first Islamic attack on the US with the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran featured; scenes shown of Tehran in 1979 when followers of Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini took over & of the plane landing in Germany in 1981 with the former hostages. [Diplomat John LIMBERT††- recalls what happened at the embassy, his coded letters to his family, the crowd when the plane landed; states he would like to see the Iranians "eat some sugar."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The headlines of today's morning newspapers presented; front pages shown from the papers from the "International Herald Tribune"; Washington, DC, Britain's "Daily Mirror"; Detroit, Philadelphia, "Times Herald-Record"; Colorado & Chicago.
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