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(Studio: John Roberts) All the angles on the war in Iraq introduced.
(Baghdad: Michael Ware) The U.N. report on the Iraqi victims of the insurgency & sectarian violence featured; scenes shown of an Iraqi father looking for his missing teenage son & of many people waiting to view the bodies of the dead at the morgue & of people grieving & waiting outside. [Mother of missing son Rahma al-JOUBORI†- {thru translator} hopes her son is still alive.] [Father Ali al-JOUBORI - {thru reporter's translation} wonders where this Sunni-Shiite divide came from.] This civil war in Iraq with more Iraqis dying in sectarian violence than from the insurgency, the continued killing in Baghdad & the "ethnic cleansing" of entire communities discussed.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The warning from the Marines' new top general {Gen. James Conway} that the war in Iraq is taking its toll on the Marine Corps examined; statistics on the Marines to illustrate the strain on the service cited. [Voice of CONWAY - says we may lose some of these folks; notes we are not sending battalions for specific training.] [Senator Carl LEVIN - comments on the Marine Corps & the war.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Beirut: Nic Robertson) The reasons behind the assassination yesterday of Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel reviewed; details given about plans for his funeral in a mountain town & of the anxiety in Lebanon. The concerns held by the anti-Syrian bloc of the government, the possibility the government would collapse if one more minister was to be killed & the strong feeling that Hizballah could call for a pro-Syrian demonstration discussed.
(Studio: John Roberts) The "raw data" on the Lebanese government outlined on screen.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The baggage handlers for Northwest who carried out a work stoppage, a clogged highway after a tractor-trailer jackknifed in Los Angeles, & flooding in the East shown.
(Studio: Jacque Jeras) The weather forecast for Thanksgiving presented; weather maps shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Randi Kaye) The bizarre shooting in Atlanta in which three undercover police officers got in a shootout with 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston†† featured; scenes shown from outside the house; details given about the three wounded police officers. [Assistant police chief Alan DREGER†, victim's niece Sarah DOZIER†- describe what happened.] [Fulton County D.A. Paul HOWARD - says the police followed the law.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Madison, Wisconsin: Keith Oppenheim) The view held by University of Wisconsin professor Kevin Barrett† that the US orchestrated the September 11 attacks examined; scenes shown from his classroom; details given of the pressure on the school to get rid of Barrett. [BARRETT - says the aim of President Bush's administration was to trigger a pre-planned war; urges the viewers to look at the evidence that explosives brought down the towers.] [Wisconsin Representative Scott SUDER††- explains why he wants Barrett fired.] [University of Wisconsin provost Patrick FARRELL†- comments on his discussions with Barrett.] [Students James THEESFELD†, Aaron ZWICKER†- react.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Taped interview held with Kyle Doss† & Frank McBride, who were the objects of comedian Michael Richards' racial rant at a Los Angeles comedy club, & their attorney Gloria Allred. [DOSS - says Richards started it; recounts what he said back to Richards; wonders why Richards has not contacted them.] [McBRIDE - says this was shocking; questions Richards' sincerity.] [ALLRED - wants Richards to be accountable & meet with her clients & a retired judge face-to-face.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Taped interview held with National Action Network president Rev. Al Sharpton about comedian Michael Richards' racial rant at a Los Angeles comedy club. [SHARPTON - offers his reaction to Richards' apology; suggests Richards do something with the black media because this was a deep-seated rant.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Upcoming item noted.
(Studio: Joe Jones) Statement from O.J. Simpson that the proposed now-canceled book was just to get money; the investigation into a chemical plant explosion near Boston; President Bush's pardoning of the turkey & the new Guinness record for the largest rubber band ball made out of 175,000 rubber bands by Steve Milton reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The floats being inflated for tomorrow's Thanksgiving Day Macy's parade in New York City shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Studio: Jacque Jeras) The Thanksgiving Day weather report presented; weather maps shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Bowling Green, Florida: Randi Kaye) The use of event data recorders {EDRs} in conjunction with air bags in cars examined; device shown; details given about the information hidden inside the recorder that might be used against you & about two legal cases. [Florida driver Edwin MATOS - recalls what happened in his accident in which two girls died; says the air bag saved his life & the recorder sent him to prison; denies he was driving 114 mph.] [Car manufacturers' representative Robert STRASSBURGER†- says the EDR will never hurt you & while reliable, are not checked & maintained.]
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