This program is 28 minutes long
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NOTE: Local weather bulletin on screen from 5:48:20 to 5:48:30.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Last week’s story in “Newsweek” stating that US interrogators at Guantanamo Bay prison desecrated a Koran, leading to a week of deadly anti-American demonstrations in Afghanistan, recalled.
(White House: John Roberts) “Newsweek”’s retraction of the story under pressure from the White House featured; scenes shown of the Afghanistan violence. [White House press secretary Scott McCLELLAN – says we share in the outrage.] [Yesterday, “Newsweek” Washington bureau chief Daniel KLAIDMAN- says we made a mistake.] The role of “Newsweek”’s source discussed.
(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(London: Richard Roth) The anger in the Muslim world over the “Newsweek” story featured; details given about claims of abuse & religious persecution of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [“Al Quds” editor Abdel Bari ATWAN- says the Muslim world has lost trust in the American administration; notes flushing the holy book in a toilet is the maximum insult.] [US military spokesman in Afghanistan Col. James YONTS- says any disrespect to the Koran or any other religion is not tolerated by our culture.]
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Deadly clashes between government soldiers & Muslim protestors in Uzbekistan reported; scenes shown of victims’ graves in Andijan and a burning car.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s warning to North Korea against testing a nuclear weapon noted.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari’s surprise visit with Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who called for bringing more Sunnis into the government to help unify the country, noted.
(Baghdad: Mark Strassmann) The latest series of attacks in Iraq reviewed; scenes shown of a double bombing in a Baghdad market, groups of bodies that were executed, and bombing suspects; statistics on the nationalities of foreign insurgents killed or captured in Iraq outlined. [US Army Col. Ben HODGES- lists possible motives.] [With Jaafari in Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza RICE – says we’re fighting terrorists who are determined to stop the progress of the Iraqi people.]
(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Columbus, Ohio: Cynthia Bowers) The funerals for 4 Marine reservists from Columbus, Ohio’s Lima Company who died during last week’s Operation Matador offensive in western Iraq featured; photos shown of Cpl. Dustin Derga, L/Cpl. Wesley Davids, Pfc. Christopher Dixon and L/Cpl. Nick Erdy; scenes shown from Derga’s funeral. [Soldiers’ parents Bob DERGA, Jody & Mike DAVIDS– talk about their sons.] [Marine Reserve CWO Orrin BOWMAN– says we don’t sugarcoat anything when we tell these Marines what their jobs are.]
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) The National Hurricane Center’s forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season outlined.
(Pensacola Beach, Florida: Jim Acosta) The different stages of recovery from last year’s hurricanes in Pensacola Beach & Punta Gorda, Florida, reviewed; scenes shown of wrecked buildings in Pensacola Beach, a planning meeting in Punta Gorda and a FEMA trailer park. [Pensacola Beach resident Wendy BRANDON, hotel manager Marta RAY, displaced resident Peg CRENSHAW- comment on their plight.] [Santa Rosa Island Authority Monte BLEWS- comments on the sluggish reaction from insurance companies.] [Team Punta Gorda Larry LANCIT- comments on the grass roots movement.]
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Special series on the booming real estate market introduced.
(Studio: Anthony Mason) The housing boom that has contributed to the increase in homes bought as investments examined; increases in median home prices in Washington, DC, and the stock market compared. [Real estate investors Joe WNUK, Darryl WORTHAM- explain why they invested in housing.] [National Assn. of Realtors David LEREAH- comments on the risk.] The factors driving the boom discussed.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) The results of 2 new studies on surviving breast & colon cancer noted.
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(Studio: Bob Schieffer) Report introduced.
(Middleburg, Virginia: Sharyl Attkisson) The Supreme Court ruling allowing out-of-state sales of wine, including Internet sales, featured; details given about winemaker Juanita Swedenburg’s challenge of laws banning out-of-state wineries from selling directly to consumers. [SWEDENBURG - reacts.] [National Alcohol Beverage Control Assn. James GOLDBERG- says it’s about the entire structure of the alcohol beverage regulatory & distribution system.]
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