[News-Heads]
The pictures may be hard to look at, but U-S officials say they prove that Saddam Hussein's son were killed two days
ago in Iraq.
More on the story, coming up.
And New York City is no stranger to heightened security.
Now new rules apply at City Hall, even for the mayor.
[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Leo]
[SS=None]
More sun than clouds out there this afternoon. Increasing sunshine over the next few days will be the ingrediant for a great weather weekend.
A look at the 7-Day planner coming up.
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[ANCHOR=KIM 2-Shot]
News 7 at Noon starts right now...
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
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[VO-NAT]
The Pentagon releases photos of Saddam Hussein's sons, who died in a gun battle with U-S troops in Iraq on Tuesday.
We warn you that the pictures you're about to see are graphic and could be upsetting to some viewers.
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[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=News 7]
Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
One photo shows Odai (Oday) Hussein with a thick beard and a severely bruised face.
Meanwhile, there's word that some members of Iraq's Governing
Council have been shown the bodies.
And a coalition spokesman says that there "isn't the slightest doubt" that the men in the pictures are indeed Saddam's sons.
That type of confirmation is important, because many Iraqis will likely will be skeptical of U-S reports.
Again, we caution you about the graphic content of the photographs.
Jennifer Donelan is in Washington, D-C this afternoon, and joins us now with the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Jennifer Donelan/CBS News;]
[SUPER=05-Washington, DC;]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Monica Walden/Public Affairs Director;]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;]
[SUPER=05-Washington, DC;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=back to you.]
((
HERE'S THE PROOF THE WORLD ....HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. PICTURES OF UDAY
AND QUSAY HUSSEIN...DEAD.
KILLED BY US TROOP IN RAID TUESDAY.
THE MOVE FOLLOWS INTENSE DEBATE AMONG U.S. OFFICIALS WHO HAVE,
HISTORICALLY, NOT RELEASED THIS TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPH.
BUT IRAQIS ESPECIALLY HAD BEEN ASKING FOR PROOF.....THE BROTHERS WERE
HATED AND FEARED BY SO MANY.
AND THE WORD THAT DENTAL RECORDS HAD MATCHED THE TWO MEN WAS NOT ENOUGH.
THE PENTAGON HOPED THE DEATHS OF SADDAM'S TWO SONS WOULD QUELL THE
VIOLENCE BY SADDAM SUPPORTERS....AGAINST AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN IRAQ.
BUT THE ATTACKS CONTINUE. TODAY 3 MORE US SOLDIERS WERE KILLED.
(SOT: MONICA WALDEN PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER)
Their convoy was ambushed by small arms fire and rocket propelled
grenades while travelling to Qayara west outside of Mosul.
ALSO TODAY A U.S. MILITARY VEHICLE BLEW UP IN A BAGHDAD STREET. U.S.
OFFICIALS WARNED OF REVENGE ATTACKS FOR THE KILLNGS OF THE BROTHERS,
THOUGH THERES NO CONFIRMATION THAT TODAYS VIOLENCE IS CONNECTED.
BUT A DIRECT THREAT TODAY COMES FROM A GROUP LOYAL TO SADDAM HUSSEIN.
THIS VIDEO TAPE AIRED ON ARAB TELEVISION ...PROMISING PAYBACK.
))
[City-Hall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
From now on, no one-- not even the mayor -- will be able to enter New York's City Hall without first going through a metal detector.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived for work around 7- 30 this morning, amid the new security.
He says it's important for the city to move forward, after yesterday's deadly shooting of councilman James Davis inside the council chambers.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The tragedy...]
[SUPER=01-Michael Bloomberg/(R) New York Mayor;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=to continue.]
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[VO-NAT]
Yesterday, Councilman Davis let a rival politician bypass City Hall security.
The man shot and killed Davis.
Security guards then killed the gunman.
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[11AARP-Layoffs]
[ANCHOR=kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=033-32 09:47]
[GRAPHIC=Layoffs]
Approximately 200- workers at a Roanoke call center are losing their jobs.
The jobs are being eliminated at Ovations Pharmacy Solutions on Thirlane Road.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Many of the affected employees answer questions and take orders over the phone for people who order their prescription medications through A-A-R-P Pharmacy services.
Yesterday, those workers were notified that their jobs are being transferred to the company's other call centers in Pe
nnsylvania and Minnesota.
Ovation's parent company, UnitedHealth Group, says it will continue to maintain a presence in the Roanoke area.
The company says about 200 employees will remain on board for other jobs.
As far as a reason for the layoffs, the chief operating officer of the Roanoke office says the changes are part of an ongoing strategy to ensure quality service as well as to improve efficiency and significant savings to AARP Pharmacy Services customers.
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[anchor=Kim]
[ss=HOLD]
Company officials say the movement of jobs will begin immediately, but the transition won't be completed until September.
[Governor-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
California Governor Gray Davis is back on the ballot, but NOT by choice.
Davis faces the nation's first gubernatorial recall election in more than 80 years.
An election date is expected to be announced today.
Sandra Hughes has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kevin Shelley/California Secretary of State; :09]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Darrell Issa/(R) California; :23]
[SUPER=01-Mark DiCamillo/Pollster; :41]
[SUPER=01-Gov. Gray Davis/(D) California; :55]
[SUPER=01-Sandra Hughes/CBS News; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:16]
[OUT Q=Hughes, CBS News, L.A.]
((
SCRIPT
IT'S OFFICIAL. RECALL PROPONENTS HAVE THE NEEDED SIGNATURES TO FORCE A
SPECIAL ELECTION AND TRY TO OUST DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS:
(SOT: 155605 Kevin Shelley/CALIF SECY OF STATE) 2739 IT IS MY DUTY
TODAY TO CERTIFY THE FIRST RECALL ELECITON OF HISTORY.. 45
MILLIONAIRE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DARRELL ISSA, WHO FUNDED THE
RECALL EFFORT, IS ALREADY CAMPAIGNING.
(SOT Rep. Darrell Issa R-CA) 015613 gray davis will be gone, and
the golden state will return to the glistening state that it once was
when i came to it 5620 :07
ACTOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HASN'T DECIDED ON A CANDIDACY. TO
KEEP HIS JOB, DAVIS, WITH DISMALAPPROVAL RATINGS, NEEDS TO CONVINCE
THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE HIM THAT THEY DISLIKE THE RECALL MORE:
(SOT: Mark DiCamillo/The Field Poll "161643) They're more likely to be
democrats who are dissatisfied with Davis job performance. But aren't
wiling to go all the way to recall the governor.." :09
DAVIS HAS VOWED TO FIGHT TO THE END:
SOT: tape 63 161645 Even though I don't look forward to another
election, I don't fear it and I have great confidence in the sense of
fairness of the California voter. 10
(ON CAM CLOSE )
NOW THE LT. GOVERNOR WILL SET THE DATE FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION WHICH
UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW MUST TAKE PLACE IN 60 TO 80 DAYS. SH CBS NEWS LA.))
[Tease1]
[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up next on the newscast, Congress examines the safety of a once popular diet aid.
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[VO-NAT ]
Also a father says he did not kill his two missing children.
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[comm1]
[4H-Fights]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=03-33 05:21]
[GRAPHIC=4H Investigation]
Three teenagers and one adult will be charged with instigating fights between children at a 4-H camp.
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[VO-NAT :33 + pad]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./July 7;]
Franklin County Sheriff Quint Overton says two 15-year-olds from Bedford County and a 16-year-old from Ringgold will be served with juvenile petitions.
All three were volunteer teen leaders.
A 19-year-old chaperone from Bedford County who was supposed to supervise the younger teenagers is also expected to face charges.
The fights happened at the Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Center between June 30th and July 4th.
Overton says other kids backed up 10-year-old D-J Rawls' story.
Rawls says teen counselors arranged fights between the youngsters, bet on them and charged others to watch.
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[NH-Murders]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
A New Hampshire man says he didn't kill his two children.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Manchester, NH;]
Manuel Gehring was arraigned on two counts of first- degree murder.
After pleading not guilty, he'll be held without bail.
Authorities believe Gehring shot his 14- year- old daughter and eleven-year-old son July Fourth in New Hampshire, and buried them a day later somewhere in the midwest, as he was driving cross- country to California.
The children's bodies haven't yet been found.
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[Pet-Scans]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Health Check]
A diagnostic test is gaining popularity with doctors looking for more sophisticated information to treat cancer patients.
As Dr. Sean Kenniff tells us, the Pet Scan can see more than M-R-I's or traditional Cat Scans.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mary Louise Barnes/Breast Cancer Patient;]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS News;]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Hao Vuong/Baptist Hospital Miami;]
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[OUT Q=Dr. Sean Kenniff, CBS News]
((4 YEARS AGO MARY LOUISE BARNES NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ABOUT ONE OF HER BREASTS.
SOT: MARY LOUISE BARNES /BREAST CANCER PATIENT
" I could look in the mirror, and I could see the skin resembled an
orange peel."
IT TURNED OUT TO BE BREAST CANCER. AND IT HAD ALREADY SPREAD TO SEVEN OF
HER LYMPH NODES.
SOT: MARY LOUISE
" I'm thinking - Oh my god it's all over my body."
SHE HAD A MASTECTOMY, UNDERWENT CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION. BUT SHE WAS
NEVER CONFIDENT SHE HAD BEATEN THE DISEASE.
STANDUP:
"Like many women with breast cancer, Mary Louise wasalways concerned her
cancer will return, even years down the road. That's why she's having a
PET-CT. New technology that can detect even the tiniest of cancers,
anywhere in her body."
SOT: DR. HAO VUONG/BAPTIST HOSPITAL MIAMI
"It is the best imaging modality we have available to detect recurrence
in patients with a known history of breast cancer, that's been treated
before."
DR. HAO VUONG, RUNS THE PET-CT CENTER AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN MIAMI, ONE
OF THE BUSIEST IN THE COUNTRY. HE SAYS PET-CT IS MUCH BETTER THAN AN MRI
OR TRADITIONAL CAT SCAN, BECAUSE IT CAN LOOK AT THE ANATOMY OF THE
ENTIRE BODY, AND THE FUNCTION OF ALL IT'S TISSUES AT THE SAME TIME.
SOT: DR. HAO VUONG /BAPTIST HOSPITAL -- MIAMI
"By combining the two. We come up with a more accurate diagnosis by
saying where the disease is, and if there is any disease."
NEW TRACK: MARY LOUISE WAS FORTUNATE. HER PET-CT SHOWED SHE NO LONGER
HAS BREAST CANCER.
SOT: MARY LOUISE
" I'm okay."
NEW TRACK:
PET-CT IS COVERED BY MEDICARE AND MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES. IT'S ALSO
BEING USED TO DETECT LYPMPHOMA, MELANOMA, CANCERS OF THE HEAD AND NECK,
AND COLON CANCER. DR. SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))
[Ephedra]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Health check]
For years the dietary supplement ephedra was popular with athletes who thought it gave them an advantage to shed weight.
But many have questioned its safety after several prominent deaths have been linked to its use.
Now the federal government is preparing to take sides.
Joie Chen has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :01]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :12]
[SUPER=01-Pat Bechler/Steve's Mother; :17]
[SUPER=01-Kevin Riggins/Father; :43]
[SUPER=07-Rep. Jan Schakowski/; 1:19]
[SUPER=01-Russell Schreck/Metabolife International; 1:30]
[Super=01-Ernie Bechler/Steve's Father; 1:38]
[SUPER=01-Joie Chen/CBS News; 1:44]
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[OUT Q=CBS News]
((BALTIMORE ORIOLES PITCHER STEVE BECHLER DIED DURING SPRING TRAINING
THIS YEAR AFTER HE TOOK THE HERBAL SUPPLEMENT EPHEDRA-- APPARENTLY TO
SHED TEN EXTRA POUNDS HE'D PUT ON IN THE OFF SEASON.
TODAY-- HIS HEART-BROKEN PARENTS CAME TO CAPITOL HILL... LEADING
THE FIGHT TO GET EPHEDRA BANNED.
(sot: PAT BECHLER )
they took our pride and joy from us. and his wife and his baby and
they took our baby from our lives.
(VO)
THE BECHLERS SAT WITH KEVIN RIGGINS-- WHOSE SON SEAN TOOK EPHEDRA
TO IMPROVE HIS FOOTBALL GAME. THE 16-YEAR-OLD DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.
HIS FATHER IS ANGRY WITH THE SUPPLEMENT MAKERS-- WHO-- HE SAYS--
MARKET IT ALONG WITH BUBBLE GUM AND CANDY.
(sot: KEVIN RIGGINS )
they are no more than drug pushers because they are marketing a
deadly substance and they
don't care.
(sot: PAT BECHLER )
how many steve bechlers or sean riggins have to die to prove...
that these are not safe... they paid... i'm sorry... we need to get this
off the market
(VO)
MOVED BY THE DRAMATIC TESTIMONY... AND A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT
WHICH ADDS TO GROWING CONCERNS... SEVERAL MEMBERS INDICATED THEY ARE
READY TO ACT.
(sot: REP JAN SCHAKOWSKI)
the bottom line then is when used as a dietary supplement ephedra
does more harm than good and it should be removed from the market.
(VO) EPHEDRA MAKERS INSIST THEIR PRODUCT IS SAFE WHEN USED PROPERLY.
(sot: RUSSELL SCHRECK/METABOLIFE INTERNATIONAL)
these events do not shake us from the firm belief in the safety and
efficacy of our products.
A CLAIM THAT ANGERS STEVE BECHLER'S FATHER.
(sot: ERNIE BECHLER/FATHER13:30:44)
nothing can replace what they've taken from us. nothing. no matter
what they try to say, no matter what they do, they'll never convince me
that their product did not kill my kid.))
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[Graphic=Hold]
UNTIL NOW THE F-D-A HAS INSISTED IT DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO PULL
EPHEDRA FROM THE MARKET. BUT TODAY SAID IT IS CONSIDERING OPTIONS...
INCLUDING AN OUTRIGHT BAN. [Tease2]
[SOFT MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
After the break, we'll tell you why Hugh Hefner is selling some of his prized belongings.
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[VO-NAT ]
Also some Coast Guard rescuerers say they've never seen anything like it as refugees turn a Chevy truck into a life raft.
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[COMM BREAK #2]
[Truck-Boat]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
A dozen Cuban immigrants are back in their native land after converting a 19-51 Chevy pickup truck into a boat.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Off Florida Coast;]
They managed to get within 40 miles of the Florida coast before the U-S Coast Guard found them and sank the truck.
Coast Guard officials say a propeller attached to the drive shaft of the pickup was pushing it along, at about eight miles an hour.
It was held afloat by empty 55- gallon barrels.
Coast Guard officials say they've never encountered a floatation device quite like this one before.
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[Playboy-Auction]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Images from a men's magazine that were once discreetly hidden under mattresses will soon be available for EVERYONE to see.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
"Playboy" Magazine is celebrating nearly 50 years on the newsstand with an auction of some of its favorite memorabilia.
Among the items up for bid at Christie's-- cartoons, photographs, and manuscripts.
A Mercedes Limo owned by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner will also be auctioned off.
"Hef" will hand over the keys himself.
But you'll have to be patient-- the items won't go under the gavel until December.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=None]
On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 52 points. The NASDAQ has gained 15.
[super=460-x/52/x/15;]
[tease3]
[SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up in sports....some big names in the N-B-A are on the move.
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[VO-NAT ]
also Frank Beamer talks about this season's quarterback lineup at Virginia Tech.
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[MUSIC UP FULL]
[COMM BREAK #3]
[NBA-Trade]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=NBA]
Four teams, six players and two draft picks. The biggest N-B-A trade of the offseason was completed yesterday, a deal involving Latrell Sprewell, Glenn Robinson and Keith Van Horn.
The Minnesota Timberwolves received Sprewell from the New York Knicks, who acquired Van Horn from Philadelphia. The
76ers got Robinson from Atlanta and Marc Jackson from the Timberwolves.
Atlanta picked up Terrell Brandon, who may have to retire because of multiple knee injuries.
The Sixers also sent Randy Holcomb and a first-round pick to the Hawks for the 2006 season-round pick they gave Atlanta in an earlier deal.
[S-Bucs]
[ANCHOR=kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-151 13:07]
[GRAPHIC=Super Bowl]
Some say when you win a super bowl, the pressure is on for a repeat.
Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden has another approach.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jon Gruden/Tampa Bay Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=.....started here"]
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[VO-NAT]
The Bucs bring back all but two defensive starters, and one of them is Ronde Barber.
Ronde welcomes UVa alumni Thomas Jones to the Bucs.
Jones leaves Arizona and can replace Michael Pittman, who has had several serious problems off the field.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/Bucs Defensive Back; :00]
[RUNS=22]
[OUT Q=...where he needs to go"]
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[S-Big]
[ANCHOR=kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-154 TC124]
[GRAPHIC=Big East]
The two new editions to the ACC in 2004, Tech and Miami, attended their final Big East football media day yesterday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Coach Frank Beamer is one of the few college coaches with TWO bigtime quarterbacks to choose from.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Hokies Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ernest Wilford/Hokies Receiver; :14]
[RUNS=:27]
[OUT Q=on a high."]
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[VO-NAT]
With the departure of Tech and Miami after this season, the Big East has already begun looking for their replacements.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mike Tranghese/Big East Commissioner; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=will be reconfigured."]
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