This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Stark) Congressional criticism of the credit card industry & their lending practices examined; details given about the controversial practice of universal default, aggressive marketing, escalating late fees etc.; scenes shown from the hearings in Congress. [Consumer Janet SAXNER†- expresses shock at her credit card interest rate hike.] [JPMorgan Chase Carter FRANKE†- defends practices.] [Senator Christopher DODD - offers criticism.] [Consumer Action Linda SHERRY†- speaks out against fee practices.] The reasons why credit card practices will not change discussed.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Martha Raddatz) ABCNews exclusive report on a Website that provides Iraqi insurgents with tactics to be used against American troops featured; details given about Internet suggestions on who should be targeted & advice on insurgent sniper training quoted. [ABC News military analyst Tony CORDESMAN†- talks about the interactive training.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The arrest in Miami of Cuban exile Luis Posada, who has long been dedicated to overthrowing Fidel Castro, reported.
(Miami: Jeffrey Kofman) An interview with international fugitive Posada before he was arrested presented; details given of Posada's past incidents in 1976 & 1997; scenes shown of exiles protesting in Miami's Little Havana. [Cuban Documentation Project director Peter KORNBLUH†- says President Bush has to decide what to do with Posada.] [On "Nightline," Cuban vice president Ricardo ALARCON†- says it's time for the US to show where it stands on terrorism.] [Earlier today, POSADA - {thru reporter's translation} says he is not renouncing violence.] [EXILE - says Posada's a freedom fighter.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The reaction to the "Newsweek" story, since retracted, about the desecration of the Koran by interrogators at the Guantanamo Bay prison updated.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The first anniversary of the marriage of same-sex couples in Massachusetts noted; ABC News/"Washington Post" poll findings on the public's view of the legal recognition of same-sex couples.
(Chicago: Dean Reynolds) The dramatic consequences of the reaction to gay marriages examined; Stateline.org map shown of states with same-sex marriage bans. [Husbands Mike HORGAN†, Ed BALMELLI†- cite the negative reaction to their marriage.] [Culture & Family Inst. Robert KNIGHT†- says gay activists have rallied the whole nation in opposition.] [Husband Robert CASTILLO†- predicts we'll win the right to marriage.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson, George Stephanopoulos) The link of the historic debate tomorrow in the Senate on judicial nominations to the same-sex marriage issue, the fate of President Bush's nominees & the filibuster & the potential for a political deal discussed.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The aftermath of Mexican President Vicente Fox's statement that Mexicans are doing jobs that not even black people want to do in the US reported.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Toyota's recall of pickup trucks & SUVs because of problems with front suspensions reported; models named.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(New York: Kate Snow) Yale University study findings that preschool children are more likely to be kicked out of school than older kids examined; expulsion statistics cited; scenes shown from the classroom. [MOTHER - reacts.] [Yale University Child Study Center Walter GILLIAM†, preschool director Marlene BARRON†, child psychologist Dr. Eugene BERESIN†- comment on the kids & the teachers.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(New York: Dan Harris) The revolutionary new treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation {TMS} for depression featured; details given of the application of powerful electromagnets directly to the skull. [Depression sufferer Martha FRANCO†- expresses how she felt before & after TMS.] [New York State Psychiatric Inst. Dr. Sarah LISANBY†- comments on the significance of the treatment.] [Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dr. Alvaro PASCUAL-LEONE†- likens it to jump-starting a car.]
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