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WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK. I'M ALLISON MCNAIR. |
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FREE SPEECH WAS CITED IN THE SUPREME COURT RULING STRIKING DOWN A FEDERAL LAW THAT INCLUDED A BAN ON " VIRTUAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY." THOSE OPPOSED TO YESTERDAY'S DECISION SAY IT'S A SETBACK FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL HAVE A MORE DIFFICULT TASK IN WAGING WAR AGAINST CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE. CORRESPONDENT KELLI ARENA HAS MORE. |
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ARE THESE COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES OF CHILD PORN.OR THE REAL THING? INVESTIGATORS OFTEN HAVE A HARD TIME TELLING THEM APART.EVEN SO, THE SUPREME COURT SAYS THEY ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT. IN A 6-3 RULING. THE HIGH COURT LIFTED A BAN ON VIRTUAL PORNOGRAPHY, SAYING IT VIOLATES FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. THE CASE WAS BROUGHT BY THE FREE SPEECH COALITION.THE PORN INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP. THE VIRTUAL REALITY PART WAS AGAIN MAKING A CRIME OUT OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOT REALLY A CRIME. HOW DO HOW DO YOU PUNISH OR CHARGE CONDUCT THAT ISN'T CONDUCT. IT IS A FIGHMENT OF SOMEONES IMAGINATION. IT IS A BLOW TO THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WHICH SAYS THE RULING WILL MAKE PROSECUTING PORNOGRAPHERS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT: WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE EVERY AVAILABLE RESOURCE TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. SUPPORTERS OF THE BAN ARGUE COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES ARE JUST AS HARMFUL AS THE REAL THING. WE SEE PEDOPHILES WHO USE THESE IMAGES AS BAIT, AS A LURE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. AND IN A DISSENTING OPINION CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST WROTE QUOTE--THE AIM OF ENSURING THE ENFORCEABILITY OF OUR NATIONS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LAWS IS A COMPELLING ONE. BUT THE MAJORITY OF JUSTICES DISAGREED.JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY SAID THE BAN VIOLATES FREE SPEECH.AND THAT QUOTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT REQUIRES A MORE PRECISE RESTRICTION. CITING SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET-- JUSTICE KENNEDY NOTED THAT TEENAGE SEXUAL ACTIVITY HAS INSPIRED COUNTLESS LITERARY WORKS-- AND HE SAID THE BAN COULD EVEN MAKE IT A CRIME TO DEPICT SEX SCENES INVOLVING MINORS IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES SUCH AS TRAFFIC. I THINK THAT IS WHY IT BECOMES IMPORTANT TO ATTACK SOMETHING THAT MAY GO BEYOND THE SCOPE OF PERMISSIBLE LEGISLATION AND TO ATTACK IT RIGHT AWAY. JUSTICE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALREADY CONSIDERING GOING BACK TO CONGRESS WITH A NARROWER BILL WHICH WOULD BAN IMAGES OF PRE PUBESCENT CHILDREN.WHERE ARGUMENTS OF ARTISTIC OR LITERARY VALUE WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT. KELLI ARENA CNN WASHINGTON. |
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TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE ISSUE, WE HAD MICHAEL SKIBBIE AND CHARLES PUTNAM IN THE STUDIO, BOTH FROM THE JUSTICEWORKS PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. I ASKED THEM IF TUESDAY'S SUPREME COURT DECISION CAME AS A SURPRISE. |
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VIRTUAL PORN DISCUSSION WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, 2002 STARTING QUESTION: IS THIS SUPREME COURT RULING A SURPRISE? -ONE OF THE CRITICISMS BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS THAT THIS RULING WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE CHILD PORNOGRAPHERS. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? -SUPPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT'S ACTION SAY THIS IS A MATTER OF FREE SPEECH. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? -JUSTICE KENNEDY CITED ARTISTIC AND LITERARY CONTEXT OF CONTROVERSIAL IMAGES. IS THAT A VALID ARGUMENT? -SOME OF THE MOVIES THAT HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED INCLUDED ROMEO JULIET, TRAFFIC AND AMERICAN BEAUTY. TRAFFIC WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE AND AMERICAN BEAUTY WON BEST PICTURE. WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT HOLLYWOOD'S STANDARDS FOR QUALITY FILMS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT IS CHILD PORNOGRAPHY? |
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM, ELECTORAL REDISTRICTING, AND THE COST OF EDUCATION WERE AMONG THE TOUGH TOPICS DEBATED AT THE STATE HOUSE TODAY. PRODUCER RICHARD AGER HAS THIS REPORT ON A BUSY LEGISLATIVE DAY. |
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TRACK: AS IS TYPICAL LATE IN THE SESSION, MOST BILLS WERE DEALT WITH QUICKLY, BUT THOSE THAT WERE LEFT INVOLVED CONTENTIOUS DEBATE. FOR EXAMPLE, SENATE BILL 425 WHICH WOULD TIE INCREASES IN EDUCATION FUNDING TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. BITE: TAPE 1 11:18;35 EDUCATION IS SUBJECT TO INFLATION, AND ONE WAY TO ENSURE THAT WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES IS TO INDEX OUR PROVISION FOR AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION TO AN APPROPRIATE INDEX. TRACK: OPPONENTS DELAYED THE VOTE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON, SAYING THEY NEEDED TIME TO DISTRIBUTE SPREADSHEETS TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTENTION THAT THE BILL WOULD HURT POOR DISTRICTS. WHEN THE VOTE CAME, THE BILL PASSED BY 50 VOTES. MORE MONEY FOR COURT SECURITY WAS SHARPLY DEBATED, AS CRITICS OF THE COURTS OPPOSED THE MEASURE. BITE: TAPE 1 11:54:22 SURE, I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE PROTECTED IN DISTRICT COURTS, BUT I DON'T THINK FOR ONE SINGLE MINUTE THAT THOSE FOLKS WHO RUN THAT OPERATION ACROSS THE RIVER CAN'T FIND THE MONEY IN THEIR NORMAL BUDGET. AND I THINK THEY'RE PLAYING THIS LEGISLATURE LIKE A BUNCH OF FISH, AND I QUITE FRANKLY THINK WE SHOULD PUT A STOP TO IT. BITE: TAPE 1 11:50:00 WE WILL SPEND THIS MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DISTRICT COURTS, AND ALL OUR COURTS HAVE THE SECURITY COVERAGE THAT WE NEED, AND THAT OUR FELLOW CITIZENS WILL BE SAFE. TRACK: THE BILL PASSED BY 200 VOTES - IT WAS THE LAST BIPARTISAN MOMENT, AS THE FIGHT OVER ELECTORAL REDISTRICTING CONTINUED. THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE MOST RECENT HOUSE REDISTRICTING BILL, SOME DEMOCRATS HAVE ASKED THE SUPREME COURT TO INTERVENE, AND THE REPUBLICANS REINTRODUCED A PLAN SIMILAR TO THE ONE VETOED. BITE; TAPE 2 14:05:44 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 28 YEARS IN THIS LEGISLATURE THAT WE HAVE TAKEN UP THE SUBJECT OF A BILL THAT HAS BEEN VETOED, BEFORE THE VETO HAS OCCURRED. THIS RAISES THE INTERESTING POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD PASS THIS BILL ON TO THE GOVERNOR, THEN OVERRIDE THE VETO - THEN WHICH BILL WILL BE THE BILL? TRACK: DESPITE PLEAS BY DEMOCRATS FOR FURTHER MEETINGS AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON REDISTRICTING, THE HOUSE PASSED THE MEASURE 200-140. IT WILL NOW GO BACK TO THE SENATE. FOR NH OUTLOOK, I'M RICHARD AGER. |
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BUSINESS IS BOOMING AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT. IT CONTINUES TO SET RECORDS, THANKS IN PART TO AN INCREASE IN MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS USING THE AIRPORT SINCE THE SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACKS. MASSACHUSETTS PASSENGERS REPRESENT 18 PERCENT OF MANCHESTER CUSTOMERS. PRIOR TO 9-11 THAT FIGURE WAS AT 12 PERCENT. THE AIRPORT HAD 279 THOUSAND PASSENGERS LAST MONTH. |
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IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY IT MAY BE TOUGH TO GET TEACHERS TO TEACH IN THE GRANITE STATE - HERE'S SOME INFORMATION YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER. A NEW SALARY STUDY BY THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION RANKS NEW HAMPSHIRE TEACHERS 27TH AMONG THE 50 STATES. THE REPORT FOUND THAT THE AVERAGE TEACHER'S SALARY NATIONWIDE INCREASED BY HALF A PERCENT, INCLUDING INFLATION, TO 43-THOUSAND, 335 DOLLARS IN THE LAST DECADE. TEACHERS IN THE GRANITE STATE AVERAGE 38-THOUSAND, 301 DOLLARS. DENNIS MURPHY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE N-E-A SAYS THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE WAS 22ND ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO AND THIS COULD EFFECT RECRUITING NEW TEACHERS. |
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THE OUTLOOK FOR THE U-S ECONOMY LOOKS BRIGHT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN. HE MADE REMARKS BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS TO HELP CALM THE NERVES OF UNEASY FINANCIAL MARKETS. GREENSPAN INDICATED THAT THE FED WAS IN NO HURRY TO RAISE INTEREST RATES AND THAT DESPITE THE RISE IN OIL PRICES, INFLATION REMAINS UNDER CONTROL. |
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GREENSPAN'S REMARKS DIDN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE MARKET. HERE'S A LOOK AT STOCKS OF INTEREST ON WALL STREET AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. |
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DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS\10220.78\-80.54\NYSE\593.48\-1.25\AMSE\918.35\+4.44\NASDAQ\1810.67\-6.12\S&P 500\1126.07\-2.30\WALL STREET\ |
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AUTODESK\38.20\-2.95\CHUBB\77.75\+1.55\LOCKHEED\60.08\-1.42\OXFORD HEALTH PLANS\44.65\+1.40\STURM RUGER\12.90\-0.80\NH STOCKS\SOURCE: YAHOO.COM |
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DARTMOUTH COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL HAS BEGUN IT'S SPRING SESSION OF LECTURES IN HANOVER. "WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND" FOCUSES ON THE BRAIN AND ITS FUNCTION. THE TOPIC THIS WEEK IS THE CURRENT SCIENCE AND SPECULATION ON STROKES, COMA, AND DEATH. |
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THERE ARE 6 MORE SOLD OUT LECTURES. WE ARE BEGINNING TO STREAM THE LECTURE SERIES ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS 24 HOURS A DAY AT WWW-DOT-NHPTV-DOT-ORG. |
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RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY. THE 93-DEGREE HIGH ON WEDNESDAY SURPASSED THE 90-DEGREE HIGH SET FOR THIS DAY IN 1976. METEOROLOGIST CHARLIE LOPRESTI HAS MORE FROM THE MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY. |
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MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY\WEDNESDAY ON THE SUMMIT\ MOSTLY SUNNY THEN LATE THUNDERSTORM\VISIBILITY: 20 TO 30 MILES DOWN TO 1 MILE\HIGH: 56\PEAK GUST: WEST 59 MPH OVERNIGHT\STATEWIDE\MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF T-STORMS\PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG \LOWS: 50 TO 55\WINDS: LIGHT AND VARIABLE THURSDAY\STATEWIDE\PARTLY SUNNY\HIGHS: 65 TO 70\WINDS: LIGHT N\ |
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FINALLY, THIS WAS A DAY TO RECOGNIZE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - AND WHO BETTER TO DO SO THAN POLITICAL ACHIEVERS? PRODUCER RICHARD AGER SPENT PART OF HIS DAY KEEPING SCORE AT THE STATE HOUSE. |
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TRACK: THE GOVERNOR BEGAN THE DAY OF SPORTING CITATIONS BY RECOGNIZING SOME NH CRAFTSMEN WHO KEEP ALIVE THE TRADITIONS OF MAKING REELS, RODS AND LURES. BITE: TAPE 1 10;44:06 FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, YOU HAVE PRODUCED SOME OF THE FINEST SALMON AND TROUT REELS IN THE WORLD. TRACK: NEXT UP, MEMBERS OF THE UNH MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM, WHICH RECENTLY MADE ITS 3RD APPEARANCE IN FIVE YEARS IN THE NCAA PLAYOFFS. BITE: TAPE 1 10:55:57 NOW THEREFORE, I, JEANNE SHAHEEN, GOVERNOR, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF NH, DO COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE THE UNIVERSITY OF NH MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM ON YOUR OUTSTANDING SEASON AND YOUR VALIANT PLAYOFF RUN. CONGRATULATIONS. BITE: 11:02:39 TO BE HERE IS A GREAT HONOR - TO MEET THE GOVERNOR. SHE CAME AND SPOKE WITH US IN OUR LOCKER ROOM BEFORE OUR SENDOFF TO GO TO MINNESOTA. MY FEELINGS - WE HAD A GREAT SEASON AND WE JUST HAD ONE BAD DAY. SOUNDUP: 15:38:26 ENTRANCE OF KRAFT WITH TROPHY TRACK: OF COURSE, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS HAD A VERY GOOD DAY AT THE SUPER BOWL, AND OWNER BOB KRAFT HAS BEEN TOURING NEW ENGLAND TO SHOW OFF THE TROPHY. 15:49;42 NH PATRIOTS FANS RULE. TRACK: THREE OF THE PATRIOTS GOT THE KEYS TO THE CITY OF CONCORD, AND OF COURSE, THE BAND STRUCK UP A TUNE AND ANTOWAN SMITH DANCED. TAPE 2 15:55:17 "ANTWAN, ANTOWAN, ANTOWAN" - HE DANCES. TRACK: ABOUT 1500 FANS SHOWED UP TO CELEBRATE - AND EVEN THE LEGISLATURE INTERRUPTED THEIR DEBATES - FOR A TIME. BITE: TAPE 2 16:05:16 NH. NH. NH. WE AS THE PATRIOTS, WE HAVE THE GREATEST FANS IN THE WORLD. THEY TALK ABOUT THE BROWNS FANS, THEY TALK ABOUT THE GIANTS FANS, HOW ABOUT THEM PATRIOTS FANS. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. |
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ON THE NEXT NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK - "PASSION, PERIL AND PANDEMONIUM". THE GRANITE STATE OPERA PREPARES FOR ITS NEXT PRODUCTION. |
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THAT'S IT FOR THIS EDITION OF OUR PROGRAM. FOR ALL OF US HERE AT New Hampshire PBS, I'M ALLY MCNAIR. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK. |
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THANKS TO OUR FOUNDING SPONSORS WHO HAVE PROVIDED MAJOR FUNDING FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK: NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDADTION PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ALICE J. REEN CHARITABLE TRUST PUTNAM FOUNDATION STRATFORD FOUNDATION |