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Tonight we lead with "Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf who'll get into the whole Iraq question from soup to nuts...Plus, National Security Advisor Condi Rice took some shots at Saddam...Hot stuff from her recent BBC interview...Also, Bush 41 National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft comes out in the Wall Street Journal today against war with Iraq...Plus, Clinton SecDef William Cohen will be here with reax to all of the above...Talk about some major league gravitas! And speaking of soldiers, dig the Quote of the week.... Our boss and MSNBC prime time chief Phil Griffin on the competition: "We're not worried...If [Fox News chief] Roger Ailes judged O'Reilly after four weeks, O'Reilly would be selling hot dogs in Times Square." (NY Daily News/Wash Times) Hardball ain't just a TV show around here folks...It's a way of life... Are you worried about the airline industry? Longer lines, delayed flights, lost luggage, security concerns, economic turmoil...What the heck is going on? We'll check in with Mary Schiavo on this vexing issue... And the Hardball debate: Should minors be required to notify their parents before they get birth control? Gloria Feldt from Planned Parenthood and Wendy Wright from Concerned Women of America will join the debate... Mortman/Jensen topics in the ether tonight include Jesse Jackson from MSNBC this morning, Fred Thompson's new Hollywood gig, Hillary disses Al, and Leno's joke about Chris' malaria...Peter Beinart and Terry Jeffrey will do the Buzz tonight on Scowcroft/Iraq, Bush's economic cheerleading tour and that Jesse quote...He slammed McAuliffe and other national Dems this morning for ignoring Cynthia McKinney's campaign in Georgia...BTW, dig this conversation with me and Jesse... Me: "I loved the line: 'Stay out the Bushes'...Classic" Jesse: "You didn't heed me, now you need me" Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from deep inside the Beltway.... A special welcome to our new viewers in the Mankato, MN area who can now watch us on Channel 37 (Charter Communications)...Welcome aboard...Hey, wait a second, why don't I get Hardball?? Have you dropped us a complaint? mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] This item comes in late to the Briefing from my buddy Doug: P. Diddy Gets Into Polling Business (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020815/ap_on_en_mu/puffy_poll_3 "I wanted to tantalize you with this" Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack discussing "a walking pork chop," a unique cut with the meat removed from a portion of bone so that it resembles pork on a stick at yesterday's Iowa state fair... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17265-2002Aug14.html I forgot to add the stuff from the Post Food section yesterday...Here's a good one: The Right Flank...The Steak That Soaks Up Flavor (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12075-2002Aug13.html Cohen slams Coulter: Blaming of the Shrew http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19833-2002Aug14.html Condi on Saddam: "We certainly do not have the luxury of doing nothing...We believe the case for regime change is very powerful." (Reuters) http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/3867529.htm Scowcroft knocks it out of the park on this one: Don't Attack Saddam...It would undermine our antiterror efforts http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html United Airlines said yesterday it would file for bankruptcy protection in the fall unless it succeeds with "urgent, significant and immediate" cost-cutting measures. Yesterday, American Airlines said it would restructure its operations. (The Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20020815-68272207.htm U.S. passenger rail operator Amtrak suspended Acela Express trains from service in the Northeast for the second time in a week on Thursday, citing previously undetected cracks in their suspension systems. (Reuters) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020815/ts_nm/transport_amtrak_dc_5 President Bush, using Mount Rushmore as a patriotic stage set, is insisting the Democratic-controlled Senate approve a Homeland Security Department with no bureaucratic strings attached. (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20020815/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_21 Yepsen: Nothing personal, Al, but your nomination isnt a sure thing http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c5917686/18952349.html Gephardt Tries to Put House in Order Before a 2004 Run....As speaker, the Missouri Democrat may receive spark needed for another presidential bid. (LA Times) http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-gephardt15aug15002056.story?coll=la%2Dnews%2Da%5Fsection Iowa Hosts Dueling Politicians...On a lazy summer day, Iowa became the epicenter of American politics, testament to the critical role it may play in November in determining the shape of the new House and Senate, and to its position as the state that will begin the presidential nominating process in 2004. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17265-2002Aug14.html U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and U.S. Rep. Greg Ganske used their visits Wednesday to the Iowa State Fair to offer competing visions on whether to privatize Social Security. (Des Moines Register) http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/18969003.html Sen. Fred Thompson is on track to be the new chief prosecutor on Dick Wolf's long-running NBC drama "Law & Order," sources said. (Hollywood Reporter) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=91&u=/bpihw/20020815/en_bpihw/_law___order__da_subpoena_for_thompson&printer=1 Wash Post Analysis: On the way to the forum...Tough economic issues get little attention at Bush gathering http://www.msnbc.com/news/793337.asp Bush faces test of fiscal responsibility...Resistance to drought aid may hurt S.D. Republican (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/793834.asp Nearly two dozen Pentagon workers returned Thursday to offices rebuilt after being destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (AP) http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20020815/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/attacks_pentagon_1 Iraqi Opposition Group Says It Tried to Kill Hussein's Son (Reuters) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19860-2002Aug14.html In Jenin, sorting out elusive truth...Devastation - but no evidence of widespread massacre (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/739336.asp With less than a week to go before the Democratic primary, Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia is in a fight for her seat against criticism for taking money from Muslims with ties to terrorism. The race is believed to be a dead heat. (The Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020815-28550670.htm House and Senate appropriators have gone on a spending spree, adding projects not requested by the Pentagon to the 2003 budget, a public spending watchdog group alleges. Congress is using the Sept. 11 attacks to justify the excesses it wants to add in military construction appropriations bills, the group alleges. (CNSnews.com) http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPentagon.asp?Page=\\Pentagon\\archive\\200208\\PEN20020815b.html Tres. Sec Paul O'Neill: "Honesty in business is the new patriotism" http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20020815-33250521.htm Hillary: Rubin, Not Gore, Was Bill's Economic Partner (Newsmax) http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/8/14/205303 It's going to be Sept. 11 all over again...Our brains already have been permanently scarred by the images of our national nightmare, which after 11 months has never completely gone away - literally or figuratively. (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/columnists/s_86203.html No easy fix for Florida child system...Problems become a key issue in the race for governor (Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/794406.asp Bloomberg News Editor in Chief Matthew Winkler contributed a total of $750 to the Democratic National Committee and the Gore campaign in the 2000 election cycle. At the same time, Winkler and his underlings were producing hundreds of stories on the historic Bush vs. Gore race. (Washington City Paper) http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/archives/media/2002/media0816.html Manchester to host DNC conference (Union-Leader) http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_show.html?article=13414 Williams Campaign Fined $277,700...Record Penalty Puts Big Dent in Write-In Effort (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19643-2002Aug14.html One of the "most brilliant journalists and columnists" of our time, The Post's Neal Travis died yesterday afternoon in his sleep. (NY Post) http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/54827.htm Donahue senses something sinister in Afghan war...The thrum of conspiracy buzz has surrounded MSNBC's Phil Donahue (The Washington Times) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20020815-16007337.htm Opinion/Editorial Fund's Diary: Red Storm Receding...Prague is now a normal place. Can other former communist lands follow suit? http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/ Levey: A Soiled Victory...Who sold out America's black farmers? http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/clevey/ Dispatches from Kashmir...In his first entry in Slate about traveling to Kashmir with his girlfriend, Seth Stevenson describes a plane ride from Delhi that left him with a mortar blast headache. http://slate.msn.com//?id=2069098&entry=2069099 The Washington Times: Terry 'Stonewall' McAuliffe...Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe was asked if he had done anything wrong when he turned an investment of $100,000 in Global Crossing into an $18 million windfall. http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20020815-31419712.htm Will: Iraqi regime change only a matter of time http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo15.html Ventura on George Will: "mealy-mouthed bispectacled puke." http://www.startribune.com/stories/1384/3165070.html Bowyer: Outside view: Atlanticism saves the world http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20020813-054759-1907r Novak: Ashcroft overrun by liberals http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak15.html Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/ Mallard Fillmore http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp ========================================= This email is never sent unsolicited. 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