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(L'Aquila, Italy: Allen Pizzey) The aftermath of the quake around L'Aquila featured; scenes shown of survivors, rubble, rescue workers, collapsed roads, sniffer dogs, damaged churches & the homeless in a tent city. [WOMAN - reacts.] The problems with the rescue effort discussed.
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(At the Salton Sea: Ben Tracy) The possibility of the next big earthquake in California examined; details given about a recent cluster of earthquakes & projections for a big quake in the next 30 years; map shown of the big fault. [Cal Tech seismologist Kate HUTTON†- talks about the San Andreas fault.] [CALIFORNIAN - says we wait.]
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(Washington: Bob Orr) A letter & photo sent by shooter Jiverly Wong to a TV station the day of his massacre in Binghamton, New York, reviewed; scenes shown of the letter {excerpts quoted} & photos.
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(Pentagon: David Martin) The Pentagon budget examined; details given about the request for Predator drones while dropping the F-22, the Army combat vehicles & the new presidential helicopter; scenes shown from a Massachusetts plant for F-22 parts. [GATES - says this is a reform budget; admits the decisions will be controversial.] [Pentagon budget expert Andrew KREPINEVICH†- outlines Gates' approach.] [On March 25, President OBAMA - jokes about his helicopter.]
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(Istanbul: Chip Reid) The speech from President Obama about the Muslim world featured; scenes shown from his visit in Turkey, where he laid a wreath at Ataturk's tomb. [OBAMA - says the US is not at war with Islam.] Poll figures on Obama & the respect of world leaders, the economy & the auto & bank bailouts cited.
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(Redmond, Washington: Sharyl Attkisson) The use of stimulus dollars to build a bridge to connect Microsoft campuses in Redmond, Washington, featured; scenes & diagrams & the bridge & of the dilapidated South Park Bridge shown; details given about the bridge funding. [Redmond Mayor John MARCHIONE††- comments on the bridge & Microsoft's position; explains the rules of the funding package.] [Senator Tom COBURN - questions federal tax money for the Microsoft campuses.]
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(Brooklyn, New York: Kelly Wallace) New scientific research into the possibility of erasing traumatic memories examined; details given about the rat research on memory & possible applications. [Brooklyn Dr. Todd SACKTOR††- says we have a good idea of what memory is about; explains this "memory eraser."]
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(Brooklyn, New York: Michelle Miller) The booming business for candy & sweets in a time of the bad economy featured; scenes shown from a Brooklyn dessert bar, a candy store & a chocolate store; TV ad for a new Mars candy bar. [Dessert bar owners John PAYSON††, Naomi JOSEPHER††- talk about the mad house business.] [Laid-off graphic designer Aaron TAYLOR- WALDMAN††- talks cake.] [Economy Candy store owner & son Jerry & Mitchell COHEN††, chocolatier Jacques TORRES††- talk about the candy business in a recession.]
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