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Today's lead stories:
Congressional Investigation into WMD Evidence
CAFTA Negotiations to Begin Monday
One Year Anniversary of South Korean Deaths
Education Cuts in CA Budget
Part 3: Roots of Congo Crisis
Congressional Investigation into WMD Evidence
(3:56)
Secretary of State Colin Powell today defended the intelligence
information the United States used in justifying its push
for the invasion of Iraq. An unnamed senior CIA official says
the White House knew that one central piece of weapons evidence
might be a fake. The White House so far claims it wasn't told.
A closed door Congressional investigation is now getting underway.
Josh Chaffin reports from the Capitol.
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CAFTA Negotiations to Begin Monday (4:10)
Central American Nations and the United States will enter
the fifth round of free trade negotiations, known as CAFTA,
beginning Monday in Honduras. Meanwhile, more than 400 members
of Central American organizations met in Managua to analyze
the real effects of these agreements on the people of Central
America. Nan McCurdy has more from Managua, Nicaragua.
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One Year Anniversary of South Korean Deaths (3:47)
South Koreans are remembering the lives of two young girls
killed a year ago today. The 14-year-olds were crushed to
death when a 50-ton US armored vehicle hit them on a civilian
road north of Seoul. The American personnel involved in the
incident were acquitted, angering many Koreans, and creating
doubt about the US military presence in Korea. While some
are remembering the schoolgirls with peaceful candlelight
vigils, others are planning large demonstrations to demand
the withdrawal of us troops. From Seoul, Doualy Xaykaothao
reports.
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Education Cuts in CA Budget (4:30)
The California legislature is scheduled to vote on the 2003-2004
budget by Sunday, but most Californians are doubtful that
the constitutionally mandated vote will actually occur on
time. In the midst of the state’s $38 billion dollar
budget deficit, a loss of more than one third of its general
fund revenues, the eighth largest economy in the world is
suffering one of the worst financial crises in history. And
the state’s education system is one of the hardest hit.
As Pauline Bartolone reports from Berkeley, students and teachers
are leaving for their summer break not knowing in what state
their schools will be in next September.
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Part 3: Roots of Congo Crisis (3:43)
The Ugandan president has been visiting the White House
where he and President Bush yesterday discussed economics
and the worsening HIV/AIDS crisis. Both leaders also discussed
Uganda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The
African press is reporting that President Bush had strong
words for Ugandan President Museveni about how his country’s
exploitation of Congo’s natural resources is contributing
to the internal war. Yet as the international community is
beginning to take steps to help facilitate peace in the country,
there is great concern among Congolese that the West is negatively
influencing the restructuring of the DRC. Correspondent Dena
Montegue brings us the final report of our three part special
series on the Congo Crisis where today she investigates whether
the international community is actually helping or in fact
contributing to the world’s most deadly war.
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