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Dec. 11 -- Good afternoon.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average today closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time since May 2002. The past 18 months have been a roller-coaster ride of losses, gains and false starts. But bullish analysts argue this is the strongest evidence yet that the Wall Street recovery is finally here to stay. Betsy Stark takes a look at the stock market's comeback.http://abcnews.com/wire/Business/ap20031211_1702.html
A Pentagon audit of the big U.S. oil services company Halliburton has found the company was overcharging the U.S. government for fuel in Iraq. John Cochran will have more on this developing story.
AT&T announced today a major initiative that will make it easier for consumers to make phone calls at potentially huge savings. The technology, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP), allows local and long distance phone calls to be made through the internet, instead of over traditional phone lines. This service could represent one of the biggest shifts in telecommunications in decades. Billions of dollars in taxes and fees are at stake, and it is bound to bring about changes in how telecommunications are regulated. Tonight John Berman takes a Closer Look at how this technology could affect you.
And finally on the broadcast, an intimate look at the life of a soldier who died while serving in Iraq. Tonight we visit Dunn, N.C., the hometown of Pfc. Joseph Guerrera. His family and other loved ones express how they remember Pfc.Guerrera and what was on his mind as he headed off to war. Erin Hayes brings us the first installment of our series "In Honor Of …"
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