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>> PRESIDENT CLINTON IS
THREATENING TO VETO ANOTHER
PIECE OF THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA,
THIS ONE A PROPOSED MORATORIUM
ON NEW FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
MR. CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT
GORE TOLD AN AUDIENCE OF FEDERAL
REGULATORS TODAY THE GOVERNMENT
SHOULD NOT BE A "NATIONAL
NANNY," BUT THEY CHARGED THE
REPUBLICAN PLAN IS "EXTREMIST"
AND COULD HARM PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
>> LISTENING TO THE DEBATE IN
WASHINGTON IS ENOUGH TO MAKE
MANY AMERICANS FRUSTRATED OR
PUZZLED ABOUT WHAT THE
GOVERNMENT IS DOING, SO YOU CAN
IMAGINE WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES
MUST THINK.
ACTUALLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
IMAGINE.
MILLIONS OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE
PAYING TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE
U.S. POLITICAL SYSTEM, AND IN
PLACES YOU'D NEVER IMAGINE.
CORRESPONDENT ERIC ENGBERG HAS
TONIGHT'S "CBS EVENING NEWS
REALITY CHECK."
>> WELCOME TO MONGOLIA, WHERE
YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE HARD AT
WORK TEACHING POLITICS,
AMERICAN-STYLE, TO LEGISLATORS
UNDER A PROGRAM RUN BY AN
OFFSHOOT OF OUR VERY OWN
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
TIME OUT!
MONGOLIA?
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?
TAX DOLLARS?
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
>> THROUGH THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND THE
FOREIGN AID PROGRAM, THE
GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR PUMPED
$50 MILLION INTO GROUPS
SPONSORED BY THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE
A.F.L.-C.I.O., AND THE U.S.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO ENCOURAGE
DEMOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
TO CRITICS, IT WAS JUST
BIPARTISAN PORK.
>> I THINK IT'S ONE COLOSSAL
OUTRAGE, AND IT'S HAPPENING
BECAUSE ALL SIDES GET THE MONEY.
>> CRITICS LIKE CONGRESSMAN
CHRIS SHAYS SEE A GRAVE
CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM IN GIVING
BELTWAY INTEREST GROUPS U.S.
FUNDS TO DABBLE IN OTHER
COUNTRIES' SENSITIVE INTERNAL
POLITICS.
>> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND FOR THE
LIFE OF ME HOW WE CAN JUSTIFY
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OR THE
A.F.L.-C.I.O. OR THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE BEING THE ONES TO
CONTROL THE FUNDS.
IT'S SIMPLY WRONG.
>> BUT DEFENDERS SAY THE
EXPERTISE OF SUCH GROUPS IS A
VALUABLE EXPORT THAT SHOULD BE
USED.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD WHICH IS
COST-EFFECTIVE, WHICH GETS SMALL
AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN A TARGETED
WAY TO PEOPLE IN 92 DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
>> SOME ACTIVITIES, LIKE
MONITORING ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA
AND SOUTH AFRICA, GET RAVE
REVIEWS, BUT OTHERS DRAW
RIDICULE.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UNIT RAN
COURSES TO TRAIN BUSINESS
REPORTERS FROM COMMUNIST VIETNAM
HOW TO READ FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
A.F.L.-C.I.O. TRAINING TEAMS ARE
AT WORK PREPARING BULGARIAN
UNIONS TO DEAL WITH
PRIVATIZATION.
THE DEMOCRATS WORKED WITH
ELECTION MONITORS IN FARAWAY,
EXOTIC NEPAL.
AND THE REPUBLICANS HAVE SPENT
MORE THAN 300,000 TAXPAYER
DOLLARS IN KUWAIT, ASSURING THAT
ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST
EMIRATES HAS WELL-TRAINED
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS AND
PARLIAMENTARY STAFFERS.
>> UTTER WASTE, UTTER WASTE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ESTABLISH
DEMOCRACY IN KUWAIT OR SAUDI
ARABIA.
>> SENATOR DALE BUMPERS SAYS IT
ALL AMOUNTS TO A USELESS FEDERAL
HANDOUT SO WASHINGTON INSIDERS
CAN SEE THE WORLD.
>> THE REASON WE CONTINUE TO
FUND IT IS BECAUSE THOSE FOUR
GROUPS HAVE MORE INFLUENCE WITH
THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS THAN
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
COMBINED.
>> THE ONLY QUESTION HERE IS,
SHOULD WE PROVIDE MODEST
ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE, IN
MANY CASES, HEROICALLY FIGHTING
FOR THE VALUES THAT WE BELIEVE
IN AND STAND FOR AS A COUNTRY?
>> ALL TOLD U.S. SPENDS ALMOST A
BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR PROMOTING
DEMOCRACY ABROAD.
WHY THEN, MANY IN CONGRESS ASK,
SHOULD THE POLITICAL PARTIES AND
OTHER INTEREST GROUPS HAVE THEIR
OWN SEPARATE SLICE OF THE
ACTION?
ERIC ENGBERG, CBS NEWS,
WASHINGTON.
>> STARTING TONIGHT, "REALITY
CHECK" IS GOING HIGH TECH FOR
YOUR SUGGESTIONS.
WE'RE LOGGED ONTO THE INTERNET
TO RECEIVE YOUR IDEAS ABOUT
STORIES AND SITUATIONS THAT
DESERVE A CAREFUL LOOK.
OUR COMPUTER E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
REALITY CHECK @ CBS NEWS.COM.
>> NEXT UP ON THE "CBS EVENING
NEWS," EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN ARMY
BOOT CAMP.
>> I CAN'T DO IT!
>> THERE'S NO S
HERE'S WHY THE SAWCHES
ARE ANOTHER
TYL
ILY.
I FEEL I'M TOO YOUNG TO HAVE
WHAT BOTHERED ME MOST WAS THAT I COULDN'T PICK MICHAEL UP.
WITH EXTENDED RELIEF, NOW I CAN.
EVEN AFTER A WHOLE DAY OF PLAY.
THE RELIEF REALLY LASTS.
NOW DEBORAH USES TYLENOL EXTENDED RELIEF
WITH THIS UNIQUE
EF
.
AND ONE LAYER TO MAKE SURE
THAT STRONG RELIEF LASTS.
NOW HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HEAR, "MOMMY CAN'T HOLD YOU."
TYLENOL EXTENDED RELIEF.
PLEASE PRESS "1" FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILY FUN TRIPS.
WHATEVER VACATION YOU'RE PUSHING FOR, CALL
AND WE'LL FAX OR MAIL YOU FREE VACATION TIPS TODAY.
ACT NOW WHILE CALIFORNIA'S WEATHER IS NICE.
LIKE THAT'S UNUSUAL HERE.
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG. ♪♪
PROMISE ULTRA.
THE FI
RGARINE.
JUST FIVE CALORIES
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG. ♪♪
FAT FREE PROMISE ULTRA.
>> IN FRANCE TODAY, THE OLDEST
PERSON IN THE WORLD CELEBRATED
HER 120th BIRTHDAY WITH A PARTY.
ACCORDING TO THE "GUINNESS BOOK
OF WORLD RECORDS," JEANNE
CALMENT IS THE FIRST WOMAN EVER
TO REACH 120.
SHE'S BLIND, NEARLY DEAF, AND
CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR, BUT
ASIDE FROM THAT, SHE SAYS, "AGE
HASN'T CHANGED ME AT ALL."
>> HERE IN AMERICA, WOMEN HAVE
PASSED ANOTHER MILESTONE TOWARD
EQUALITY IN THE MILITARY.
BASIC TRAINING-- BOOT CAMP-- IS
NOW CO-ED.
WOMEN RECRUITS GO THROUGH THE
SAME ORDEAL, SIDE BY SIDE WITH
THE MEN.
CORRESPONDENT DAVID MARTIN
LOOKS AT HOW THEY'RE DOING IN
TONIGHT'S "EYE ON AMERICA."
>> GET MOVING THERE, PRIVATE.
PICK YOUR BAGS UP AND MOVE,
PRIVATE.
>> YES, SIR!
>> THE START OF ARMY BOOT CAMP
AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI.
>> YOU CAN DO IT, PRIVATE.
>> PICK IT UP!
>> CAMILLE ROSE IS HAVING THE
WORST DAY OF HER LIFE.
>> I CAN'T DO IT.
>> THERE'S NO SUCH WORD IN THIS
ARMY.
YOU THINK CRYING IS GONNA GET
YOU OUT OF HERE?
>> PICK IT UP!
>> SHE ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO
CARRY HER BAGS ONTO THE BUS.
(SOBBING)
>> I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT
COULDN'T LIFT MY BAGS.
>> THE ARMY CALLS THIS A
SHAKEDOWN, BUT FOR THE NEW
RECRUITS, ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN,
IT'S MORE LIKE A BREAKDOWN.
>> FEMALES, THEY WANT TO GET
EMOTIONAL.
THEY WANT TO START CRYING.
IT'S A REACTION THAT THEY CAN'T
HELP.
>> HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT?
>> YOU EAT 'EM UP, SIR.
YOU EAT 'EM UP TO LET THEM KNOW
THAT THOSE TEARS AREN'T GOING TO
STOP ANYBODY FROM TRYING TO
TRAIN THEM.
>> TAKE YOUR PROTECTIVE MASK
OFF.
>> SINCE LAST YEAR WOMEN JOINING
THE ARMY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING
THROUGH BASIC TRAINING RIGHT
ALONG WITH MEN, SOMETIMES AT THE
HANDS OF A FEMALE DRILL SERGEANT
LIKE MARY USHELL.
>> THE ARMY IS STARTING TO
REALIZE THAT FEMALES CAN DO
ANYTHING.
>> BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
EASY.
>> WEAPONS ARE NOT A PART OF A
FEMALE'S ENVIRONMENT, SO WHEN
YOU GET THEM SOMEPLACE LIKE
THIS, THEY'RE MORE... THEY'RE
MORE AFRAID OF THE WEAPONS THAN
THE MALES ARE.
>> NINE.
>> NINE, TEN!
>> MOST WOMEN CAN'T DO AS MANY
PUSH-UPS AS MEN, AND THEY'RE
MORE LIKELY TO END UP ON
CRUTCHES FROM ALL THE RUNNING
AND MARCHING.
>> INITIALLY, THEY DON'T DO REAL
WELL IN THE TOUGH DEPARTMENT,
BUT BY THE TIME THEY GO ON, THEY
DEVELOP THE TOUGHNESS IN THEIR
BRAINS AND IN THEIR HEART.
>> GO.
>> WATCH SHERRY ARNOLD DO BATTLE
WITH THE OBSTACLE COURSE.
>> I DID IT!
>> WHAT KEPT YOU GOING?
>> WILLPOWER.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO STRIVE TO
MAKE IT TO THE TOP.
>> SO FAR, ABOUT 4,000 WOMEN
HAVE BEEN THROUGH COED BOOT
CAMP, AND THE ARMY HAS BEEN
SURPRISED BY THE RESULTS.
WOMEN DO BETTER THAN THEY USED
TO DO WHEN THEY TRAINED BY
THEMSELVES, AND THE MEN DO ABOUT
THE SAME AS THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE.
>> IN THE BEGINNING, A LOT OF
PEOPLE WERE PESSIMISTIC ABOUT
IT.
>> COLD AND TIRED ON A WINTER
FIELD EXERCISE, THESE YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN LEARN A LOT MORE THAN
JUST HOW TO REACT TO AN AMBUSH
AND EVACUATE THE WOUNDED.
>> AS YOU LEARN TO GROW WITH THE
FEMALE SOLDIERS, YOU TEND TO
THROW AWAY THE STEREOTYPES OF
FEMALE SOLDIERS-- "OH, I JUST
BROKE MY NAIL," YOU KNOW-- AND
YOU LEARN TO GROW, AND YOU
FORGET ABOUT IT.
>> SO WHAT IF LIFE IN THE FIELD
WILL NEVER SOUND THE SAME?
>> OH, YOU'RE A LOVE.
THANKS.
>> WE'RE ALL SOLDIERS, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE DIFFERENT GENDERS, BUT
WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE ALL IN THE ARMY.
WE'RE EQUAL, AND WE'RE STARTING
TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS THE
SAME AS SOLDIERS, NOT
MALE/FEMALE.
>> THE WONDER IS NOT THAT COED
BASIC TRAINING WORKS, BUT THAT
IT TOOK SO LONG TO FIND OUT.
>> GET OVER THAT WALL!
GET, GET, GET!
>> DAVID MARTIN, AT FORT LEONARD
WOOD, FOR "EYE ON AMERICA."
>> CATCH IT UP!
CATCH IT UP!
>> AND THAT'S PART OF OUR WORLD
TONIGHT.
TOMORROW ON "CBS THIS MORNING,"
THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING LOS
ANGELES POLICE DETECTIVE MARK
FUHRMAN.
>> DAN AND I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
TOMORROW NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND
FOR ALL OF US AT CBS NEWS, GOOD
NIGHT.
>> GOOD NIGHT.
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