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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The appearance by US Central Command commander Gen. John Abizaid before the Senate Armed Services Committee reviewed; details given of his positions on US troops & Iraqi security forces in the war in Iraq. [ABIZAID - says we need flexibility, not timetables, that more American troops is not a solution.] [Senator Carl LEVIN - says Iraqis have embarked on a civil war.] Statement from CIA director Gen. Mike Hayden about the formidable obstacles in Iraq quoted. [HAYDEN - says we are dealing with deep historical forces.] The clash between political & military thought on the war discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The general dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Dana Bash) The views of two Republicans at the committee hearings on the war examined. [Senator John WARNER - speaks about the civil disruption in Iraq.] [In response to questions, ABIZAID - says we can move forward; agrees more American troops would have helped before & that the status quo is not acceptable; states he feels despair when in Washington, but not in Iraq.] [Senators John McCAIN, Hillary CLINTON - raise questions.] [WARNER, LEVIN - want a bipartisan agreement.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with "Cobra II" author Michael Gordon about Iraq. [GORDON - says Abizaid told us the way it is in Iraq with withdrawal not being feasible; states only the US military stands against civil war in Iraq; outlines the problems with the political reliability of the Iraqi security forces; notes what Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki could be doing & how US pressure will not work because many factions would like the troops to leave; indicates everyone is trying to develop a plan B for Iraq.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The "raw data" on Iraqis living in the dark outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Joe Johns) The first major political test for Representative Nancy Pelosi, who will become speaker of the House, with her support for Representative John Murtha as her number two, examined; grainy FBI surveillance videotape shown of a bribe offer made to Murtha in the infamous ABSCAM sting aimed at crooked politicians. [September 29, on "The Situation Room," MURTHA - admits he was trying to make deals with Arab sheiks for jobs for his district.] ["The American Spectator" David HOLMAN†- raises ethical questions about Murtha.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: John King) The possible impact of an old videotape about Representative John Murtha, who is running for the number two job for the Democrats in the House, the role of the House leader; the different views on US troops in Iraq; notes how US Central Command commander Gen. John Abizaid said former Gen. John Shinseki was right {about troop numbers} discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Candy Crowley) The view that Representative Steny Hoyer may have always had the vote for House majority leader & the clash of politics & military promises as US Central Command commander Gen. John Abizaid spoke before the Senate Armed Services Committee discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Bill Schneider) The secret ballot vote for Murtha versus Hoyer & the voters' clear view that status quo is unacceptable in Iraq discussed.
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[October 3, 1995, JUROR - reads the verdict in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The famous murder & trial of 11 years ago reviewed.
(New York: Randi Kaye) The trial, television special & the new book {"If I Did It, Here's How It Happened} in which Simpson speculates about the "crime of a century" murder of his wife, Nicole, & her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994, featured; scenes shown of O.J. at a book signing & from the site of the murder in California, the freeway Bronco chase, the televised trial. [June 13, 1994, LAPD Cmdr. David GASCON†- comments on the case.] [October 3, 1995, JUROR - reads the verdict in the Simpson murder trial.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with victim's father Fred Goldman About Simpson's book. [GOLDMAN - recounts how he learned about the murderer's interview & book; speculates how Simpson was paid to avoid the legal judgment against him; questions the morality of the book & interview; indicates Simpson is a "narcissistic, low class, murdering SOB"; criticizes Fox & the book publisher.]
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[In court on September 27, 1995, O.J. Simpson's lawyer Johnnie COCHRAN - says "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit."]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live in-studio discussion held with Court TV's Lisa Bloom, John Jay College professor Lawrence Kobilinsky & "The Run of His Life" author CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin about the Simpson interview & book. [In-studio, TOOBIN - calls this spectacle "repulsive"; speculates what O.J. may say in the book.] [BLOOM - outlines the law in the Simpson case; reviews the evidence against O.J.] [KOBILINSKY - outlines the unresolved issues in the case; explains why he will watch the Fox show.]
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[July 5, 1994, at the O.J. Simpson trial, Kato KAELIN†- testifies about what happened.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) A quick update on the familiar faces in the Simpson trial case presented; photos shown of the players; details given about what Judge Lance Ito, prosecutors Christopher Darden, Marcia Clark, police witness Mark Fuhrman, "houseguest" Kaelin, victim's sister Denise Brown, defense attorney Johnnie Cochran.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Upcoming item noted.
(Studio: Randi Kaye) New leads in the disappearance of two-year-old Trenton Duckett, whose mother shot herself; the sentence for former Enron accountant Richard Causey; US Airways' bid to buy Delta Air Lines; Stock Market Report reported.
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