Washington Week Show # 4312 - Then There Were 10 (Democratic Candidates), Punch Card Controversy (California Re-call Race), Is there a Link? (Between Saddam Hussein and September 11th), Exchange Executive Out. Host Gwen Ifill, guests include Dan Balz, Karen Breslau, Alexis Simendinger, Alan Murray.
Composite footage (unclean) with Washington Week title and text : Wesley Clark at campaign rally, democratic candidates at debate, United States Court of Appeals building, two men carry banner by waterfront that reads 'Recall is the American Way!', voters at polling booths, CU voter punching punch-card ballot, Arnold Schwarzenegger at rally throws t-shirt into the crowd, former Vice-President Al Gore hugging Governor Gray Davis at rally, President George W. Bush seated in leather chair talking to the press, image of Saddam Hussein superimposed over footage of the collapse of the WTC towers on September 11th, stock brokers, Stock Exchange Chief Richard Grasso, pan New York Stock Exchange floor.
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Pan of democratic candidates running for president at debate. Wesley Clark at campaign rally. Dan Balz of the Washington Post details the entry of latecomer Gen. Wesley Clark (D) into the Presidential race through a discussion of his background, his future prospects, and his stances on current issues.
Former President Bill Clinton shaking hands with people, then seen with Gray Davis. Karen Breslau of Newsweek discusses the prospects of a recall for Gov. Gray Davis and what it means for other candidates such Schwarzenegger and McClintock. Mrs. Breslau also gives a brief analysis of the Republican candidates running against one another.
MAY HAVE RESTRICTIONS - Vice President Dick Cheney on "Meet the Press".
President George Bush says "We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September the 11th ....what the Vice President said was is that he had been involved with Al Qaeda." Alexis Simendinger of the National Journal discusses the adminstration s attempts to dissuade the public opinion that Saddam Hussein was linked to the 9/11 attacks while still maintaining his links to Al Qaeda. She mentions that this is all part of an attempt to avoid being labeled serial exaggerators by overblowing intelligence reports and to gain credibilty back for the President and his administration whose approval numbers are slipping.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), clip from the re-opening of the NYSE after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Richard Grasso. Alan Murray of CNBC/Washington Bureau Chief explains the controversy surrounding the resignation of Richard Grasso and the largesse of his retirement package (golden parachute).
Gwen Ifill signs off.