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Hardball always airs on MSNBC at 7, 11 & 4 am et and 4, 8 & 1 am pt
This is one of those shows, weeks actually, where if I have to tell you to break out
the popcorn and the TV trays in front of Hardball tonight, it's time to hang up your
cleats and hit the showers or better yet I'm gonna send you a one way ticket out of
Hardball land...You're done...
Folks you're as shocked as we are at the latest MSNBC/Zogby tracking poll showing Iowa
a solid 3 man race with Kerry, Dean & Gephardt in a dead heat! Plus Luntzy tells me
that Edwards is quickly emerging as a dark horse "second choice" candidate...
Chris is out in Des Moines for the duration now getting the sights, sounds and smells
of the Iowa Caucuses...Tonight he'll chit chat with John Edwards about his dark horse
status...
We'll also talk to Sr. Kerry strategist Tad Devine about his horse's sudden surge...
And a lot has been made about comparing Dean to George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic
nominee for president...Do the comparisons hold weight? We'll ask Senator McGovern
tonight...
Also, why are Hollywood celebs Martin Sheen (of Apocolypse Now fame) and Rob Reiner
(All in the Family, When Harry Met Sally & Spinal Tap among other triumphs) why they
are supporting Howard Dean....Shuster caught up with them yesterday on the campaign
trail in Iowa and we'll bring you that conversation...
In the Political Buzz we'll have Peggy, Howard and a Luntzy Focus Group of Iowa Dem
Caucus goers ("Whole Lotta Luntz")...Howard & Luntz are in Des Moines, btw...
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
3-way tie among Democrats in Iowa, poll shows...Kerry, Dean and Gephardt in virtual
dead heat; Edwards close behind http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3965938/
Dean seeking to fend off surging rivals...Tight race in Iowa; Clark cuts lead in
N.H.(Reuters) http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3953119/
Balz Analysis: Iowa will test Dean's base...Army of supporters untried in crisis
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3962566/
Peggy: Iowa May Be Howard's End...Can the Democratic establishment stop Dean? Let's
hope so. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110004559
Moseley Braun to end campaign...Carol Moseley Braun, the former senator and ambassador
who waged an insurgent campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, intends to
quit the race Thursday, according to MSNBC sources.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3962175/
Terry Neal: With former Vermont governor Howard Dean and Missouri Rep. Richard A.
Gephardt slugging it out here in increasingly harsh and personal ways, something seems
to be happening under the surface: The other candidates are gaining on them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2004/primarydispatches/
Howard Dean, anti-war apostle, and Dick Gephardt, defender of the working man, are
going back to bedrock as they scratch for victory in the Iowa caucuses and the
bragging rights that go with it. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040115/D803AHT00.html
Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt questioned chief rival Howard Dean's
integrity Wednesday, reprising months of attacks in a final push to take the lead in
the race for the Iowa caucuses. (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23263843.html
Tighter Race, Tougher Talk...Gephardt Makes Case Against Dean (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18200-2004Jan14.html
The battle among Democrats that begins with the Iowa caucuses on Monday will determine
more than the identity of the party's presidential nominee. Also at stake are the
identity of the party and the legacy of the last Democrat to win the White House. (USA
Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-01-15-dean-clinton-cover_x.htm
Rural areas of Iowa draw Edwards in delegate search (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23263847.html
Kerry to zip across Iowa today in a helicopter (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23263845.html
Democrats locked in a tight presidential battle are going negative as decision day
fast approaches in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Dick Gephardt suggesting that Howard
Dean is a fake and Dean accusing Wesley Clark of being a closet Republican. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040115/D803AL9G1.html
Democratic presidential candidates are dropping the golden name "Bill Clinton," hoping
to scoop up the support of voters who'd like nothing more than a Clinton-era economic
comeback and other good things associated with his presidency. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040115/D803AIB80.html
Yale roommate vouches for Dean on race (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0104/15roman.html
Kucinich's own crusade...The smell of incense and cinnamon hangs in the air during a
reception for Dennis J. Kucinich at a country mansion outside this "meditation
community," a town of 9,500 and the home base of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Natural Law
Party. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040114-113844-3797r.htm
The federal agency charged with providing security for U.S. airlines, and the airlines
themselves are intentionally sabotaging the congressionally-mandated program to train
and certify pilots who volunteer to carry guns in the cockpit, according to supporters
of the program who claim tens of thousands of pilots have opted out s a result. (CNS
News)
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200401\NAT20040115c.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Times: Take the Next Step:
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040114-083323-8333r.htm
Orin: Suddenly, it's time to think the unthinkable - Howard Dean could lose the Iowa
caucuses on Monday and blow the Democratic 2004 race wide open.
http://nypost.com/commentary/15810.htm
Novak: From the start, O'Neill rowed against the Bush team
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak15.html
Saletan: Hard-Headed Howard...Dean can win, with a little tough love.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2093858
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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