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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Findings of a new ABC News/"Washington Post" poll on the vote for Republican vs. Democrat in the midterm elections outlined on screen.
(Studio: Charles Gibson; New London, Connecticut: George Stephanopoulos) A protest vote brewing with voters seeing the war in Iraq as the number one issue, the likely vote by conservatives & how big the swing in '08 may be as compared to '94 discussed.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(White House: Martha Raddatz) The new plan of attack by President Bush's administration for the war in Iraq examined; details given of a plan to create benchmarks for success by the Iraqi government. [White House press secretary Tony SNOW - comments on the situation.] [BUSH - talks about meeting with military advisers.] [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - says a set of tasks will be set for their government.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson; Baghdad: Terry McCarthy) The reaction in Iraq to a possible change in course, how Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is viewed by Iraqis & may be being set up a for a fall, how entrenched are the militias in the police discussed.
(Studio: Charles Gibson) The search in Baghdad for a missing American soldier who served as a translator noted.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Studio: Kate Snow) The reaction among Democrats to news that Senator Barack Obama is considering running for the presidency in 2008 examined; details given about his background & political inexperience; scenes shown of Obama at the 2004 Democratic convention. [In Arizona, OBAMA - says our focus is on '06.] [On "Meet the Press," OBAMA - says he is thinking about running.] [Two CHICAGOANS - back Obama.] [Republican strategist Rich GALEN†- says the Democrats are looking for an alternative to Senator Hillary Clinton.] Clinton's statement quoted. [Representative Jesse JACKSON, Jr. - comments on the Clintons, Obama & the black vote.] ["Rothenberg Political Report" Stuart ROTHENBERG†- cites the advantages of Obama's inexperience.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The prison sentence for former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling† reported; statement about his victims from Judge Sim Lake† quoted.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan introduced.
(North Darfur: David Wright) The Janjaweed {"evil horsemen"} of Sudan featured; scenes shown from a village; details given of their strategy of killing men & terrorizing the women. [African Union protection force Col. Wisdom BLEBOO††- says all of them {in the village} have weapons & are Janjuweed; states he would need three battalions to disarm the men.] [U.N. emergency relief coordinator Jan EGELAND†- says they are armed men.] [Human rights attorney Saleh OSMAN†- comments.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The police response in Hungary to protests against the prime minister who admitted lying to win the election shown; details recalled of the uprising in Hungary in 1956.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The announcement by the Ford Motor Co. of huge quarterly losses due to the cost of restructuring noted.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) National Cancer Center statistics on mammograms for breast cancer cited.
(Philadelphia: John McKenzie) Radioactive imaging, a more sophisticated test for breast cancer, featured; scenes shown to illustrate how the test works. [Philadelphia patient Barbara HARDY††- expresses concern about the test.] [Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia Dr. Lillian STERN†, Lahey Clinic's Dr. Betsy ANGELAIKIS††- explain why the radioactive test works for women.] [Patient Ines FUSCO††- praises the imaging screening for saving her life.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The fifth anniversary of the debut of the Apple iPod reported.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(New York: David Muir) The identification of "mystery man" Jeffrey Ingram, who went on television this weekend because he has amnesia, featured; scenes shown of Ingram with his fiancee; details given of his diagnosis: dissociative fugue. [On TV, "AL" {INGRAM} - says he does not fit in anywhere & the information is not in his head.] [Providence Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Bruce SILVERMAN†- comments on the symptoms.]
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