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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Friday, January 7, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST.
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Friday, January 7, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
End of the Week in Review
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Among the major news headlines of this week:

1) Alberto Gonzales gets a grilling by the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearings into his nomination as Attorney General.

2) President Bush uses his first visit of the New Year to push his plan to curb medical malpractice lawsuits.

3) Colin Powell tours tsunami-devastated South Asia, while former Presidents Bush and Clinton are tapped to head up private fundraising efforts for tsunami victims.

4) Ohio Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones and Senator Barbara Boxer formally object to the certification of Ohio’s election results. The objection just delays the inevitable, and President Bush’s electoral victory is later made official.

5) The leading candidate in the Palestinians’ upcoming elections — Mahmud Abbas — calls Israel the “Zionist enemy.”

6) And Nelson Mandela announces that his son has died from an AIDS-related illness.

Hear On Point host Tom Ashbrook and news analyst Jack Beatty discuss the significance of this week’s major news.

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