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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:26 PM PST

    Beef Market Hard Hit

    Wyatt Andrews reports, the news of a probable U.S. case of mad cow disease is already having disastrous effects on the beef market, with buyers at home and abroad backing off.

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:25 PM PST

    Holiday Travelers On Alert

    Vince Gonzales reports from Los Angeles International Airport, where many passengers are grounded and security teams are on high alert for terror threats.

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:24 PM PST

    Tracing Mad Cow

    The government is working to trace the roots of a Washington cow that may have been infected with mad cow disease. The cow may have eaten infected feed, John Blackstone reports.

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:23 PM PST

    No Holiday In Iraq

    There was no holiday break for U.S. forces in Iraq, with three soldiers killed when their convoy detonated a roadside bomb north of Baghdad, Thalia Assuras reports.

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:22 PM PST

    Britain's Mad Cow

    Mark Phillips has the Inside Story on how Britain dealt with its devastating outbreak of mad cow disease, and how the U.S. might learn from its overseas neighbor.

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:22 PM PST

    Military Families Lonely

    With their loved ones serving overseas, the families of National Guard and Reserve members are facing serious emotional and financial strains this holiday season, Byron Pitts reports.

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    December 24, 2003 | 5:21 PM PST

    Lonely Time For Military Families

    Stressful Holiday For Families Of Reservists Serving Abroad

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  • December 24, 2003 | 12:21 PM PST

    Kid Santa

    Mark Strassmann has the story of an eight-year-old boy who has used his allowance money to buy gifts for other children since he was three, and will give about 6500 gifts this year.

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    December 23, 2003 | 7:06 PM PST

    Is It Mad Cow?

    A single Washington state cow may have mad cow disease. If so, it will be the first appearance of the brain-wasting illness on U.S. soil. Officials say the food supply is safe, Wyatt Andrews reports.

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  • December 23, 2003 | 6:55 PM PST

    Jury Spares Malvo's Life

    A jury recommended convicted murderer Lee Boyd Malvo, 18, get life in prison without parole for his role in last year's D.C.-area sniper shooting spree, Jim Stewart reports.

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    December 23, 2003 | 7:01 PM PST

    Holiday Terror Targets

    David Martin reports recent terror threats are considered serious and more credible because U.S. and British sources picked up the same information simultaneously and independently.

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  • December 23, 2003 | 7:04 PM PST

    Searching For Al-Douri

    U.S. troops may be closing in on a top target, former Iraqi VP Izzat al-Douri: four men believed allied with the suspected guerrilla leader were busted in the latest raids, Kimberly Dozier reports.

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  • December 23, 2003 | 12:20 PM PST

    Rx Drug Politics

    Jim Axelrod has the Inside Story on the politics underlying the FDA's battle with seniors and some companies over whether to allow the sale of cheaper Canadian prescription drugs.

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  • April 24, 2008 | 4:57 AM PDT

    Prison Ward Christmas

    A Chinese-American businessman is spending this holiday season where he's been for five years, in a Chinese prison on what he says are trumped-up tax charges, Barry Petersen reports.

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  • December 23, 2003 | 7:09 PM PST

    In The Mood For Love

    In the Irish town of Ringaskiddy love is in the air -- and factory emissions from a Viagra plant are getting the credit. Mark Phillips finds out whether this Irish story is real or blarney.

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    December 23, 2003 | 10:01 PM PST

    Smiles Aplenty In Viagra Town

    In Irish Town, Love Is In The Air, But Is Industrial Exhaust To Credit

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    June 1, 2004 | 8:10 AM PDT

    Terror Alert Raised

    The nation is on high terror alert after officials intercepted "ominous communications" suggesting a security threat, but Pres. Bush says Americans should "go about their lives," Jim Stewart reports.

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  • June 1, 2004 | 8:10 AM PDT

    Terror Precautions

    Jim Axelrod reports on cities across the U.S. that are beefing up security measures in response to the elevated terror alert in time for the holiday travel rush.

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  • December 22, 2003 | 7:41 PM PST

    Strong California Quake

    An earthquake estimated at magnitude 6.5 rocked the California coast from L.A. to San Francisco, killing at least two people and knocking out power to tens of thousands, Jerry Bowen reports.

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  • December 22, 2003 | 12:26 PM PST

    Progress In Iraq?

    In three days of raids, U.S. troops have hunted Iraqi insurgents, captured a suspected guerrilla leader and killed three Iraqis. Two GIs died in a separate attack in Baghdad, Thalia Assuras reports.

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    July 10, 2004 | 9:28 AM PDT

    Anthrax Vaccine

    A federal judge ordered the U.S. military to stop requiring servicemen and women to take what he called an experimental and potentially dangerous anthrax vaccine, Wyatt Andrews reports.

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  • April 15, 2004 | 6:36 AM PDT

    Libya Invites WMD Probe

    President Bush says Libya came clean about its nuclear weapons to avoid a strike similar to the U.S.-led war in Iraq, but others disagree, Mark Phillips reports.

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  • December 22, 2003 | 12:24 PM PST

    9/ll Panel Chief Talks

    In an interview with Randall Pinkston, 9/11 panel chair Tom Kean says his report will figure out what went wrong, including the failure of the U.S. military defense to stop the hijacked planes.

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  • December 22, 2003 | 7:58 PM PST

    What Viagra Can Do

    With more than 1 billion tablets sold, Viagra has become part of our culture. But as Elizabeth Kaledin reports, many who suffer from impotence have found the drug is not a cure-all.

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    December 22, 2003 | 5:26 PM PST

    The Truth About Viagra

    Pill Has Developed Reputation It Can Solve All Sexual Problems

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