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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Richard Engel) The unexpected weekend curfew in Baghdad, Iraq, amid escalating violence and growing frustration with the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki examined; details given about a coup plot.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) “Washington Post” reporter Bob Woodward’s new book, "State of Denial," which describes the feuding among President Bush’s foreign policy team, including Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the administration’s refusal to acknowledge the worsening situation in Iraq reviewed; details given of the debate over whether Rumsfeld should be fired and Vice President Dick Cheney’s obsession with finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. [In Slovenia, RUMSFELD – responds.] [White House Press Secretary Tony SNOW†- downplays the book.] [Former Secretary of State Henry KISSINGER†- comments on his meetings with Bush.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The political fallout from Woodward’s book and the NIE report on terrorism examined; details given of the impact on midterm elections. [Senator Harry REID†, Representative Nancy PELOSI†, Democratic strategist James CARVILLE†- criticize Republicans and the administration.] [White House Press Secretary Tony SNOW†- defends Bush.] [BUSH – criticizes Democrats who say Iraq has made America more vulnerable.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams; Boston: Tim Russert) The political damage from Bob Woodward’s book "State of Denial" and the resignation of Representative of Mark Foley after allegations he sent salacious messages to young male Capitol pages discussed.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(New York: Rehema Ellis) The emotional sentencing hearing for Michael & Jeffrey Derderian†, owners of the West Warwick, Rhode Island, nightclub that caught fire in 2003, reviewed; courtroom scenes shown. [Victim’s relatives Terry ROMANOFF†, Suzanne FOX†, Diane MATTERA†, Jay McLAUGHLIN†, WOMAN - speak against the owners and their plea deal.] [J. DERDERIAN†- responds to the families.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Map of the Day wildfire in California shown.
(Lockwood Valley, California: George Lewis) The red tape that is keeping air tankers from being used in the fight against the Day fire examined; scenes shown of a converted DC-10 dropping fire retardant last Sunday and of flames at Lockwood Valley. [California Department of Forestry Ray CHANEY†- praises the DC-10 for firefighting.] [Lockwood Valley resident Cliff WALLACE†- wonders why the supertanker is not being used.] [Victorville, California, Mayor Mike ROTHSCHILD†- notes the different rules for federal and state lands.] [Global Emergency Response owner Tom ROBINSON††- says it's arrogance, ignorance and plain old American bureaucracy.] [US Forest Service Ed HOLLINGSHEAD†- says it’s a potentially valuable tool.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The fatal shooting of the principal of a Cazenovia, Wisconsin, high school by a student noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Salinas, California: James Hattori) The ongoing investigation into the E.coli outbreak from contaminated spinach updated; map shown of California farms being investigated. [Natural Selection Foods COO Charles SWEAT†- states his company will reimburse victims for medical expenses.] [University of California at Davis professor. Linda HARRIS†- comments on the difficulty in tracing the source.] [Farmer Joe PEZZINI††- wonders if his product will go to market.] [California health department Kevin REILLY†- comments on tightening guidelines for farm practices.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Robert Bazell) The scientific contributions of Elizabeth Blackburn†† reviewed; details given of her discovery of a protein called telomerase†† that determines the life span of cells and is crucial to aging, stress, cancer and other diseases. [BLACKBURN – talks about the significance of her research; comments on women in science.]
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