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Mar. 1 -- Good afternoon.

Celebrations continue in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince as rebels rolled into the city claiming victory in the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Aristide, who was escorted out of the country over the weekend, is now in the Central African Republic where he'll reportedly remain for the next few days. Amid those celebrations, there are also accusations that the United States forcibly removed Aristide from power. A vanguard team of 150 U.S. Marines has arrived to secure the future headquarters of the multinational force that will assist in restoring order. Jeffrey Kofman and Mike Cerre are in Port-au-Prince tonight and will have the latest on the situation in Haiti.http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040301_1584.html

Today the Department of Homeland Security marks its one-year anniversary. The agency, which merged 22 federal agencies and 180,000 employees, is confronting critical questions about its responsibilities for the country's safety and the remaining vulnerabilities. Today Peter Jennings spoke to Secretary Tom Ridge, and asked about the progress of homeland preparedness and what challenges still lie ahead for the department.

The epic journey of humans, hobbits, wizards and elves in the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King could be dubbed the Lord of the Oscars after taking home a record-tying 11 awards. The final installment of the trilogy, swept every category in which it was nominated, including best picture and best director. When the King awards started to pile up, Host Billy Crystal, joked, "It's now official: There is nobody left in New Zealand to thank." Tonight, Robert Krulwich puts in perspective exactly how many New Zealanders contributed to the success of the production.http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Entertainment/GoodMorningAmerica/Oscars_040301-1.html

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