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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The reaction to British army commander Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt†’s remarks about the presence of his troops in Iraq reviewed; details given of the views of US military officials on the violence and unstable Iraqi government. [DANNATT - says because we are there, we are providing a target.] [Retired Gen. Barry McCAFFREY†- says we’re in trouble.] [Brookings Institution military analyst Michael O’HANLON†- comments on the possibility of an Iraqi theocracy.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Map shown to illustrate the exodus of Iraqis from their country.
(Baghdad: Richard Engel) The increasing numbers of Iraqis trying to leave due to the ongoing violence featured; scenes shown of crowds at the passport agency & bus station in Baghdad, a burning truck, dead bodies, Iraqis at a restaurant in the Little Baghdad neighborhood of Amman, Jordan; details given of the impact on the economy. [Leaving, Haifa RUBAIEE††- says her son was killed in a horrible way.] [Member of Parliament Maysoon DAMLOUJI††- worries about the loss of the middle class.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) A proposed U.N. resolution calling for sanctions against North Korea after its nuclear test, and the results of air sample tests for radioactivity noted.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Animated map shown of the storm system over western New York.
(Buffalo, New York: Dawn Fratangelo) The impact of the surprise October snowstorm featured; scenes shown from Buffalo of snow, downed trees & power lines, snow removal equipment, the closed airport. [New York Governor George PATAKI†- says we are in a state of emergency.] [Several Buffalo RESIDENTS – react.] [NBC Weather Plus meteorologist Bill KARINS†- comments on this “crazy event.”]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The guilty plea from Representative Bob Ney on charges stemming from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal noted; scenes shown of Ney.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) The explosive book “Tempting Faith,” in which author David Kuo†, a former official at the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, claims that President Bush’s team manipulated religious conservatives to win re-election examined; excerpt quoted. [March 2005, KUO – comments on Bush’s failure to deliver his campaign promises.] [White House press secretary Tony SNOW†, former Bush aide James TOWEY†- downplay Kuo’s claims.] [CNBC correspondent John HARWOOD†- notes potential trouble for Republican candidates.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Lakeland, Florida: Mark Potter) Florida candidate Katherine Harris’s uphill battle in the senate race against incumbent Bill Nelson featured; scenes shown from the campaign trail and of President Bush mentioning her while campaigning for other Florida candidates; details recalled of Harris’s role in the controversial 2000 presidential election. [May 8, Florida Governor Jeb BUSH†- says he doesn’t believe she can win.] [Florida Voter Poll president Jim KANE†- notes Harris’s campaign & personal issues.] [HARRIS – explains why Republican leaders do not support her.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The decision to close the air space over New York City’s East River to fixed-wing aircraft after the plane crash that killed baseball player Cory Lidle, and the revelation that the apartment that was struck belonged to the woman who was injured during the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade when a balloon fell on a lamppost reported.
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(Studio Brian Williams) The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Bangladeshi banker/economist Muhammad Yunus, who created "microcredit" to help the poor start businesses, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The Project Red marketing campaign started by activists Bono and Bobby Shriver to help AIDS victims in Africa featured; scenes shown of Bono with African children and in the NBC newsroom. [BONO – says it is a way of making it easy for people to get AIDS drugs to Africans who can't afford them; explains why it is not a charity; recalls an African man asking him to take his son so he will live.] [SHRIVER - praises the companies who are participating.]
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