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(Pentagon: David Martin) The diplomatic documents about the demands from Arab nations for the US to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons examined with policy excerpts quoted and US sanctions and how Iran beat them noted. [CBS security analyst Juan ZARATE†- comments on the revelations of things not meant to be made public.] The revelations about American diplomats being asked to collect information discussed.
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.
(White House: Bill Plante) The reaction of the White House to the leaking of diplomatic documents examined; details given about the references to Russia, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doing damage control with many countries and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs quoted.
(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Live discussion held with Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass about this diplomatic disaster. [HAASS - says some of this was already known, but there are serious things about Pakistan and Arab governments and their concern with Iran; notes there is little the White House can do.]
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(Portland: Terry McCarthy) The sting operation to catch a Somalia-born student, Mohamed Mohamud††, in a plot to bomb the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon, featured; scenes shown from the tree ceremony; details given about the prior investigation of Mohamud by the FBI with the student quoted and the local backlash against Muslims noted. [FBI agent Arthur BALIZAN†- explains the arrest.] [Mohamud neighbor Karen CHENEY†, Art ADAMS†, Corvallis Islamic Center Imam Yosof WANLY†- react to what Mohamud did.] [US attorney, Oregon, Dwight HOLTON†- comments on the case.]
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(Penn Station, New York: Jay Dow) The last day of holiday travel featured; scenes shown from the New York train station; details given about recent terrorism plots on holidays. [Train travellers Rosemary GALLAGHER†, Zeke HOCHBERG†- react to security.] [GWU homeland security policy inst. director Frank CILLUFFO†, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet NAPOLITANO - call for vigilance during holidays to protect the travelling public.]
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(Los Angeles: Ben Tracy) The use of and high fees for prepaid debit cards examined; statistics cited; details given about fees, including those for the Kardashian Kard†† and Walmart MoneyCard cards. [Credit.com Gerri DETWEILER†- comments on credit and debit cards.] [Prepaid debit card users B.J. HAWKINS†, Kimrehnick FONG†, Tamaki ROBINSON†, reality TV star Kim KARDASHIAN†- comment on bank cards.]
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(New York: Anthony Mason) A lost treasure trove of jazz music called the Savory Collection featured; music played from live radio broadcasts from the 1930s recorded by Bill Savory. [National Jazz Museum in Harlem Loren SCHOENBERG†- calls the collection priceless and historic.] [Son Eugene SAVORY†- comments on his father's collection.] The task of restoring the audio explained. [Specialty audio engineer Doug POMEROY†- talks about the music and its playability.]
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