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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Reports from the Vatican that Pope John Paul II’s health continues to deteriorate noted.
(Rome: Allen Pizzey) The daylong vigil in the pope’s final hours reviewed; scenes shown of the crowd in St. Peter’s Square and a service at the Polish church in Rome. [MAN – comments.] The unprecedented openness from the Vatican discussed.
(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Vatican: Richard Roth) The day for American Cardinal Edmund Szoka†, Vatican City Governor, as the pope’s condition worsened reviewed. [SZOKA – describes his visit to the pope’s bedside; comments on the pope’s difficulty breathing; says we continue our usual work as long as the pope is alive.]
(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(New York: Elizabeth Kaledin) The pope’s medical condition featured; details given of the domino effect on his health that began with a urinary tract infection and led to septic shock. [Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dr. Wes ELY†- says his failing organs are continuing to cascade.] The frequency of septic shock as a cause of death discussed.
(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(New York: Jim Axelrod) The emotional day for American Catholics as they wait for word from the Vatican featured; scenes shown from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. [Several PEOPLE; at Our Lady of the Rosary in Summit, New Jersey, Sister Mary MARTIN; in Crown Point, Indiana, pope’s boyhood friend Karl HAGENHUBER‡– comment.]
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) The guilty plea from former National Security Advisor Samuel Berger for taking classified documents from the National Archives noted.
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(New York: Sharyn Alfonsi) The battle over corporate health care benefits for retirees featured; details given of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s policy that allows employers to eliminate Medicare benefits to people over age 65. [Retiree Frank WHEELER†- comments on his lawsuit against the agency.] [EEOC Leslie SILVERMAN†- explains why the cuts are necessary.] [AARP Laurie McCANN†- criticizes the agency for targeting one group of people.]
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) The FAA’s announcement that insulation in some Boeing airliners may pose a fire hazard noted.
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Figures on unemployment & jobs cited; Stock Market Report.
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(San Jose, California: John Blackstone) The limited legal options for suing phones companies over disputed charges examined; details given of the binding arbitration clause in most contracts that protects companies from consumer lawsuits; statistics on mandatory arbitration cases against First USA cited. [Consumer Hoa NGUYEN††- comments on the increase in her bill from AT&T Wireless.] [Nguyen’s son Quincy HOANG††- comments on the disadvantage of arbitration.] [Cingular Wireless Mark SIEGEL†- says arbitration is fair, fast & less costly.]
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) The death of poultry business giant Frank Perdue reported; TV ads shown.
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(Washington: Bob Schieffer) Monday’s presentation of the Medal of Honor to a soldier killed in Iraq noted.
(Newark: Jim Stewart) The mission of FBI special agent Tom Cottone† to track down impostors who claim to have won the military’s highest award, the Medal of Honor, featured; details given of the sale of medals to the black market by an unscrupulous manufacturer. [Medal of Honor recipient Brian THACKER†- comments on the elite group of recipients.] [COTTONE – says it is disgraceful {to fake it.}]
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