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Is Hillary running for President or not? Ron Fournier, the AP's ace political
reporter laid out the case over the weekend: Her political action committee, HILLPAC,
has raised a ton of dough and has sprinkled it liberally in states like Iowa and New
Hampshire, her husband Bill says it's not a matter of "if" but "when" and she's also
sharpened her criticism of the Bush administration...
Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager: "It used to be that Democrats came to
Washington hoping to work for Ted Kennedy, now they want to earn their stripes with
Hillary."
Hillary: "I have no plans to run for president"
Bill on Hill: "Not in 2004"
We'll talk to Fred Dicker of the New York Post and another Hillary watcher on that
matter....That'll be the "C" block...In the A block, we'll do those disturbing
Al-Qaeda videos which were released over the weekend...One even shows a dog being
gassed to death...Pretty horrific stuff...We'll look at Al-Qaeda's chemical
capabilities and what it means in our war against terror...
In the B block we'll do another horrific story coming out of Newsweek: The Death
Convoy of Afghanistan...Witness reports and the probing of a mass grave point to war
crimes. Does the United States have any responsibility for the atrocities of its
allies? A NEWSWEEK investigation http://www.msnbc.com/news/795153.asp We'll talk to
the author of the piece...
In the D block debate, we'll do the Iraq "first strike" issue...Historically we've
also been hit first before going to war, should we change that policy for Iraq?
Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations says "no"...Michael Ledeen of the
American Enterprise Institute says "yes"
In the buzz we'll talk to David Horowitz and a lefty tbd on the NEA piece in the Wash
Times...You won't believe what they're suggesting teachers' curriculum should include
on the 9/11 anniversary...Plus, Howell Raines over at the New York Times announced
over the weekend that his newspaper will now publish same sex marriage announcements
in their paper...Should be a hot one!
Gotta run for lunch...Dominic Bellone, Hardball Briefing dude...btw, I saw "The Kid
Stays in the Picture" this weekend...Must see...It's a documentary of Robert Evans
life in Hollywood...Loved every minute...But first, a little shameless cross platform,
cross promotional, tv/internet synergy...
Have you met Nachman? He's not just another pretty face on tv
http://www.msnbc.com/news/NACHMAN_Front.asp
Where's my MSNBC? http://www.msnbc.com/tools/newstools/n/msnbc_tv.asp
Fournier: Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun building a national political organization,
softening her liberal image and taking a lead role in Democratic criticism of
President George W. Bush - steps toward a potential campaign to become the first woman
president.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020817/ap_wo_en_po/us_hillary_clinton_s_campaign_3
Video shows al-Qaida chemical 'test'...CNN on Sunday broadcast excerpts of videotapes
it said it had obtained in Afghanistan that appear to show al-Qaida members testing
chemical weapons on dogs.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/796132.asp
Judy Miller: A vast cache of videotapes from Afghanistan provides the clearest
evidence yet to corroborate United States government charges that Al Qaeda developed
and tested chemical agents, according to experts who have seen some of them.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=68&ncid=716&e=13&u=/nyt/20020819/ts_nyt/qaeda_videos_seem_to_show_chemical_tests
Horowitz Blog: http://frontpagemag.com/blog/index.asp
The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they be careful on
the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks not to "suggest any group is
responsible" for the terrorist hijackings that killed more than 3,000 people. (The
Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020819-34549100.htm
The New York Times, one of the most respected newspapers in the United States, said on
Sunday it was changing its policy to publish formal gay and lesbian unions, joining
scores of other dailies. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020819/ts_nm/media_times_gay_dc_3
White House Sleep Over Guest List:
http://webcenter.newssearch.netscape.com/aolns_display.adp?key=200208162154000109974_aolns.src
HHS Studies Funding of AIDS Groups...Protest at Speech Fueled Audit Request; Activists
Cite Fear of Retaliation (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33900-2002Aug18.html
Democrats Worry About Iraq as Issue...Debate on War Seen as Diversion >From Economy
(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33796-2002Aug18.html
Democrats in S.C. cool to Gore...If Al Gore decides to seek the Democratic
presidential nomination in 2004, he's likely to get a chilly reception in South
Carolina. (Columbia State) http://www.thestate.com/mld/state/news/politics/3888027.htm
Lieberman in Manchester, NH: U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., said yesterday that
the next round of President Bush's tax cuts, scheduled to take place in 2004, should
be postponed until the nation can afford to pay for them. (Union Leader)
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=13500
Dick Gephardt Wants to Win Back the House...The House's top Democrat says there's
plenty of time for a Presidential run - once his party wins control (Time Mag)
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,338581,00.html
The Road Show...Bedeviled by a rocky economy and mounting debate over his Iraq plans,
Bush tours the heartland-with a trusted old friend in tow (Newsweek)
http://www.msnbc.com/news/795805.asp
Edwards: Sept. 11 is not election issue...Voters are focused on family, economy,
education, he says http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/MGBSB1LP15D.html
Sen. Jon Corzine, New Jersey Democrat, yesterday called to "rescind or freeze" part of
President Bush's 10-year, $1.35 trillion tax cuts to help get the U.S. economy "back
on the right track." (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20020819-49292.htm
Z. Hallow: GOP debate on Iraq hit shows Bush still has work
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020819-8012627.htm
White House rebuts story...A New York Times story said that Henry A. Kissinger had
joined a growing Republican chorus in criticizing administration strategy on Iraq.
(The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020819-85319763.htm
A rift over Iraq has emerged among senior advisers in the Bush administration who
helped wage the first Persian Gulf War and now face the possibility of a second. The
divide traces its origin to the decision not to march into Baghdad after the 1991
conflict. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-08-19-iraq_x.htm
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chuck Schumer intend to vote against the $5,000
congressional pay hike, giving a big boost to accelerating efforts to block it, The
Post has learned. http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/55064.htm
A 'glimmer of hope' in Mideast...Israeli and Palestinian officials have hammered out a
deal whereby Israeli forces would begin pulling out of parts of Gaza and the West Bank
town of Bethlehem to be replaced by Palestinian security.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/677951.asp
Palestinian extremist reported dead...Abu Nidal, a Palestinian guerrilla leader and
foe of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was found dead from gunshot wounds in his
Baghdad residence, senior Palestinian sources said on Monday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/796122.asp
Some anti-U.S. feelings stem from foreign media bias (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020819/4371192s.htm
President Bush will seek to rally the nation behind any decision to attack Iraq if he
decides Saddam Hussein must be ousted, the White House communications director says.
(AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20020819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_22
Russia announced on Sunday that it plans to sign a $40 billion economic and trade deal
with Iraq, a move that could complicate the Bush administration's efforts to build
international support for any U.S. attack on Iraq. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020819/4371226s.htm
If President Bush orders military action against Iraq, he will clearly explain to
Americans his decision to try to remove Saddam Hussein from power, a White House aide
said Sunday. (AP) http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2002-08-18-bush-iraq_x.htm
A Pentagon adviser said on Sunday the United States would not need the support of
European allies except Britain to launch an attack against Iraq, but a top Republican
senator described international support as important. (Reuters)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=584&ncid=584&e=1&u=/nm/20020819/pl_nm/iraq_usa_dc_3
Enron's Democrat Pals...Documents obtained by TIME show the energy giant enjoyed much
closer ties with Clinton Administration regulators than was generally known. (Time
Mag) http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,338580,00.html
Farrakhan on Bush: "He seems to be drunk with the power. This is a greatest country on
Earth and the greatest country in the history of the world, but if she is not careful,
she will go the way of Rome."
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/0802/19farrakhan.html
Vote to decide fate of Hollywood, Valley...Imagine New York City without Manhattan, or
Washington, D.C., without Georgetown. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020819-85319754.htm
Cole Mining Support Inside Beltway...A who's who of the Republican political
consulting world have opened their checkbooks to help fund the House candidacy of
former Oklahoma Secretary of State Tom Cole (R), according to new reports filed with
the FederalElection Commission. (Roll Call)
http://www.rollcall.com/pages/news/00/2002/08/news0819c.html
Maryland's first family welcomes new daughter, 'Bri'...Gabrielle Mona arrives at just
under 9 pounds (The Baltimore Sun)
http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/bal-md.baby19aug19.story
Gwyneth clears up relationship with Madonna (Chicago Sun Times)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-gwyneth19.html
Page Six: "Bill O'Reilly isn't amused by a new Web site called oreilly-sucks.com whose
mission is to "expose Mr. O'Reilly as the right-wing spin doctor that he truly is."
http://www.pagesix.com/seven/08182002/pagesix/46622.htm
Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston, 77, in his first published interview since
announcing that he has symptoms consistent with Alzheimer's disease, said he had no
plans to retire (Reuters)
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=638&ncid=579&e=2&u=/nm/20020818/en_nm/leisure_heston_dc_2
The Kid Stays in the Picture: http://www.thekidstaysinthepicture.com/home.html
Opinion/Editorial
The unilateralist view...With disagreements from his own party, his own military, and
his own father's advisers, is President Bush already losing the Iraq war? By William
Saletan in Slate.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/795100.asp
The Washington Times: New York Times misrepresents Kissinger on Iraq...Last Friday,
the New York Times ran a willfully misleading front-page story which mischaracterized
Henry Kissinger's critical endorsement of President Bush's Iraq strategy.
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020819-54487003.htm
Bossie: Hillary, the inevitable candidate...Name recognition is foregone conclusion
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020819-19517950.htm
Horowitz: Reparations buffoons on the Washington Mall
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/horowitz.html
Associated Press: Blame everything on Bill Clinton...That's the long pass Republicans
are throwing as the clock ticks toward the November congressional elections influenced
by the sagging economy and corporate accounting scandals.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020817/ap_wo_en_po/analysis_us_blaming_clinton_1
Goldberg: Gore redux looks like sad inevitability
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah.html
The Wall Street Journal: This Is Opposition?...There is no revolt in the GOP against
Bush's Iraq policy. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002153
Novak: Greenspan losing control of Fed
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak19.html
Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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