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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The rejection of military cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s call to disarm forces in Iraq reported; details given about the government issuing al-Sadr a final call to disarm. [Interim Prime Minister Iyad ALLAWI@- invites al-Sadr to join government and not harm it.] [Pentagon Bret BAIER@- says peace deal for Najaf has unraveled.] Scenes shown of US war planes dropping bombs in Najaf and militants attacking a police station.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The Army’s blaming of two dozen people in the Abu Ghraib, Iraq, prisoner abuse reported; scenes shown of abused prisoners.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The resolution of the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber conspirator Terry Nichols not to appeal state murder convictions updated.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The advertisement by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacking presidential candidate Senator John Kerry’s war record reported; details given of Kerry’s accusations that President Bush supports the advertisement.[KERRY- says the advertisement is a front for the Bush campaign, and Bush wants the group to “do his dirty work.”]
(Boston: Carl Cameron) The expression of Kerry to dare critics to continue attacks examined; details given about Bush and aides denying involvement in the attack advertisement. [KERRY- says he welcomes a debate with Bush about service in Vietnam.] A Kerry rebuttal advertisement to the Swift Boat attack shown. The admission of the Kerry campaign of one untrue story noted.
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The naming of Senator Zell Miller as keynote speaker at the GOP Convention noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The exploitation in Florida of Hurricane Charley victims by price gougers, the restoration of power to residents, and the reopening of a Port Charlotte hospital noted; scenes shown of Sanibel Islands. The intention of Senator John Kerry to tour damaged areas in Punta Gorda noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The day’s developments in the Michael Jackson trial reported; details given about Jackson’s offer to his accuser and the accuser’s family in exchange for making a video clearing Jackson’s name.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The plan of Kobe Bryant’s defense team to keep secret a statement made by Bryant after the alleged rape noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Reported introduced.
(Washington: Molly Henneberg) The consideration of a pre-emptive strike by Iran against the US featured; details given about Iranian suspicion that the US will attack nuclear facilities; a statement quoted by Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani supporting the prevention operations mentioned; scene shown of Middle East map. [State Department spokesman Adam ERELI@- says Iranians should not see US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as threatening.] The difference in the purported use of Iran’s nuclear power as expressed by Iran and US noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) A lawsuit by “Shoebomber” Richard Reid against the federal government reported; details given about Reid’s complaints of his restrictions at a federal prison in Colorado.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(New York City: Rick Leventhal) The latest issues in the New Jersey Governor James McGreevey sex scandal reported; details given about Golan Cipel’s denial of having an affair with any man, specifically McGreevey; an opposition to Cipel’s denial by New Jersey doctor Michael David Miller; and a statement by Cipel to the Associated Press proclaiming no sexual involvement with Miller; the plans of McGreevey to remain in office through November 15 and the acceptance of McGreevy’s plans by Senator Jon Corzine, who could run for the governor’s seat.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) An accidental placing of Senator Edward Kennedy’s name on the no-fly list reported; details given about Kennedy’s difficulty boarding a US Airways shuttle flight from Washington to Boston and the steps to remove his name from the list.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue)Reported introduced.
(New York City: Heather Nauert) The 1962 US Navy plane crash and lost crew in Greenland featured; details given about the Navy’s recent reconnaissance mission to bring home remains of crew members. [Father commanded plane, Patty MASCIANTONI@- says she has difficulty in understanding why the Navy would not bring back crew when they knew where they were.] [Recovery mission leader Capt. Tom SPARKS@- says gratifying to participate in the recovery.] A DNA testing of the remains before burial and the gratitude of families for return of remains noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The day’s events of a wildfire near Dryden, Washington, reported; details given about ceasing of high winds, which will assist firefighters in building a fireline.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) An explosion at a natural gas facility in Moss Bluff, Texas, reported; details given about how fire crews will extinguish the fire; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The destruction of fruit warehouses by a wildfire near Dryden, Washington; August snow along Pikes Peak, Colorado; lost pet wallaby spotted in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio; the birth of elephant at the zoo in Houston, Texas, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced
(No location given: Anita Vogel) The controversial use of filtering software in movies reported; details given about the software Clearplay and the Cleanflix Company that skips and edits offensive scenes in movies, the reaction of furious filmmakers, and pending lawsuits. [Cleanflix CEO Ray LINES; Clearplay CEO Bill AHO; filmakers Spike LEE, Michael MANN; Clean Films Founder/CEO Chad FULLMER - offer views on the alteration/editing issue.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Washington: Major Garrett) The attack advertisement by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth against presidential candidate Senator John Kerry updated; details given about a “Washington Post” article attacking Kerry, and a response from his critics. [KERRY – says the truth of his service is in Navy records and mentions his military medals.] A Kerry rebuttal to the Swift Boat attack shown. [Author John O’NEIL@- says Kerry’s bronze star citation is based on a report that Kerry wrote.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(New York City: Terry Keenan) The debut of Google on the NASDEX exchange featured; details given about Google’s stock surge, investors’ response, and the increased network of Google’s co-founders.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Index of leading economic indicators for July; oil prices hit record high; the problem of United Airlines’ pension plan; job cuts at Delta Air Lines reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The vaccination of children at birth to prevent drug abuse reported; details given about vaccinating children in homes where drug abuse is more likely; scenes shown of children being vaccinated.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Dan Springer) The vote to legalize marijuana in Alaska featured; details given about supporters of the legalization of marijuana and the problems encountered. [Pro-marijuana attorney Ken JACOBUS@- says people under the influence of marijuana are mellow, not violent.] [Alaska Attorney General Gregg RENKES@- says marijuana, unlike alcohol, is a psycho-active drug used to get high.] That the vote is being watched by the federal government noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The delay of Israel’s prime minister’s decision to pull out Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip noted; scenes shown of Palestinians marching in Gaza.
(Negev Desert, Israel: Mike Tobin) The design of a new Israeli tank featured; details given about the capabilities of the Merkava 4% tank; scenes shown of the tank. [Israeli military Brig. Gen. Avigdor KLEIN@- says the plan is to have a multipurpose fighting tank.] [Platoon Commander Lt. Itay BENYOSH@- says the tank has better fire power.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The life span of Mars rovers noted; scenes shown of the rovers.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The prototype of a new flying robot that has the capability to track children’s whereabouts noted; scenes shown of the Japanese-built robot.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The flooding of streets in Denver; a typhoon in Kuamoto, Japan, reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) A landslide in Scotland; the observance of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, France, from Nazi occupation; the potential closure of the only family-run puppet theater in Bangkok, Thailand; the hairiest man in China reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) A donut-eating contest by California highway patrol reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Macon, Kentucky: Jeff Goldblatt) The shooting of a black bear that may land a Kentucky man, Terry Brock, in jail featured; details given about the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources charging Brock with a crime for killing a protected animal. [BROCK@- describes the bear and says he was afraid and felt the bear was a threat to his family.] [Wife Tammy BROCK@– says they didn’t know what was going on in bear’s mind.] [Department of Fish and Wildlife Mark MARRACCINI@- says in Kentucky persons do not have the right to shoot a bear, but can protect themselves.] [State biologist Jonathan DAY@- says black bears typically are not aggressive.] Next month’s trial date for Brock noted.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Death of film composer Elmer Bernstein; Oprah Winfrey’s jury experience; a cartoon series produced by Howard Stern; the unveiling of Donald Trump’s board game; a lawsuit for royalties by the producer of the 1978 movie “Lord of the Rings”; a dog swallowed woman’s money in Berlin, Germany, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Michael Moore’s plan to publish a book of letters from US soldiers in Iraq; Cindy Crawford’s modeling of mink coats; director Spike Lee’s consideration of actor Vin Diesel for a role in his Joe Louis movie; the election of Adolf Hitler as president of Germany on this day in 1934 reported.
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