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It's the morning after the night before....Washington, DC's one night stand with Isabel has come and gone...Helluva night...I lucked out and kept power but millions of others including a couple on our staff, weren't so lucky...We won't flood the show with more coverage though... Hey, did you see Ted Kennedy's comments on Iraq? One of the most forceful critiques of the war to date...Dig it: "There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud" http://www.msnbc.com/news/968712.asp?0dm=N14MN We'll do a hit with Norah to discuss the growing criticism on Iraq and White House reax....Plus, President Bush admitted this week that there was no connection between Iraq & 9/11...Weldon and Rahm will debate Kennedy's remarks and the state of affairs over yonder... President Bush said Wednesday there was no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 - disputing an idea held by many Americans. (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030917/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_saddam_4 Oh, and did I mention the wonderfully addictive Laura Ingraham will explain her new book, "Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN are Subverting America" as well?...Dig the new sassy look with the NYC T-shirt... http://www.lauraingraham.com/public/ Is Osama dead or alive? and why haven't we caught him? The questions linger...The questions burn...We'll stoke the fires in D... Breaking news folks...Court recall decision likely Friday...Appeals court weighing a re-examination of Calif. vote postponement http://www.msnbc.com/news/945950.asp?0si=- We may have to lead with this... We've got some special stuff for you in the Buzz block...Madeleine Albright will be here to discuss her new book, "Madame Secretary" and Academy Award winning producer/director will be here as well...Remember "Rain Man"? "The Natural"? "Good Morning Vietnam"? "Diner"? That's the guy... Dominic Bellone wrote compiled and edited The Briefing from DC Late-Arriving Candidate Got Push From Clintons (NY Times) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20030919/ts_nyt/latearrivingcandidategotpushfromclintons Clark 'Probably' Would Have Backed War...On First Campaign Stop, Democrat Lacks Specifics but Rallies Crowd (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32450-2003Sep18.html Remarks by Clinton reignite Hillary buzz...Bill Clinton tantalized a Democratic audience in California Tuesday night with a suggestion that his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has said she won't run for president next year, might change her mind after all. (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030918-113413-5205r.htm The Rev. Jesse Jackson, in Southern California Thursday for the second time in a week to campaign with Gov. Gray Davis, called on Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger to engage in a head-to-head debate with the Democratic governor. (SF Chronicle) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/19/CANDIDATES.TMP Schwarzenegger is under the gun...Rivals team up to assail the GOP front-runner (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/968974.asp?0sl=-11 Isabel still cutting power on its path...Still a dangerous storm with 50 mph winds, Isabel by Friday morning had already left a strong legacy: cutting power to some 3.5 million people, flooding homes on the coast and along rivers and causing at least 11 deaths. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/961894.asp Bush plans personal appeal on Iraq...President Bush will try to win support for a U.N. resolution on Iraq through face-to-face diplomacy -- including meetings with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/965704.asp 3 U.S. soldiers killed near Tikrit...U.S. military officials confirmed Thursday that three American soldiers were killed, two wounded in an attack near Tikrit on Thursday night. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp BBC Staffer Admits Errors, Apologizes...False Statements Not Corrected, Inquiry Told (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24536-2003Sep17.html Steel Tariffs Appear to Backfire...President Bush imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel last year in a decision driven by his political advisers, but now key administration officials have concluded that the order has turned into a debacle. (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.com/news/968866.asp?0dm=N2CHN Opinion/Editorial Crucifying the messenger...Reaction to Mel Gibson's new movie, 'The Passion,' has so far stirred up much emotion but disappointingly little productive discussion. The question of whether the Jews killed Jesus isn't the right one to ask. By Steve Waldman. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/968027.asp Special K Street...The fantasy world of Washington meets the reality-based culture of Hollywood. http://slate.msn.com/id/2088408/ Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/ ========================================= This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received The Hardball Briefing Newsletter because you subscribed to it or, someone forwarded it to you. 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