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Never Argue Politics and Religion? Just try and stop us!...So says Chris
kicking off our special report discussing the country you and I would like to
live in...
Jon Meacham of Newsweek tops the show along with Norman Lear, liberal activist
and legendary TV producer/founder of "People for the American Way", an activist
group fighting the "Justice Sunday" types...Lear's credits include many of your
favorite '70's sitcoms including "All in the Family", "The Jeffersons" and
"Sanford & Son" to name a few.. http://www.learcenter.org/html/about/?&cm=lear
And speaking of "Justice Sunday" we'll speak with one of its participants,
Chuck Colson (fmr. Nixon "special ops" guy turned Prison Ministries guy) and
Rev. Albert Pennybacker who did not back "Justice Sunday" but did instead back
a counter demonstration from the Left...The fight will be joined in our B/C
blocks...
In the back half Pat and Hilary Rosen duke it out over Frist, the Filibuster,
Justice Sunday and Tom DeLay...It's a bunch of fun for sure...
And finally we wrap up the show on the historic 25th anniversary of the botched
"Desert One" mission, ordered by President Jimmy Carter in an effort to rescue
our American hostages in Iran but ending in disaster, claiming the lives of
eight U.S. servicemen...We'll chat with one of the planners of the mission,
Ret. Admiral Stansfield Turner, fmr. CIA chief under Carter, John Palmer, fmr.
NBC News reporter who broke the story and James Rosen, an American hostage in
Tehran at the time...
Dominic Bellone wrote compiled and edited the Hardball Briefing from
Washington, DC
A few stories of interest...
Frist: Judges deserve 'respect, not retaliation'...Senate majority leader
addresses conservative Christian rally (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7619805/
Capitol Hill Democrats stand firm....Lawmakers credit Rep. Pelosi, Sen. Reid
(The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7622854/
Bush to air oil concerns with Saudi prince...President expected to press for
price relief in ranch rendezvous (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7625020/
Vice President Dick Cheney met on Sunday with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah ahead
of the Saudi's talks Monday at President Bush's ranch, where oil prices,
terrorism and democratic reforms in the Middle East will top the agenda. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20050425/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney
Lobbyist financed DeLay airfare, papers show...Embattled lawmaker denies
breaking House ethics rules (The Washington Post)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7613902/
Fund-Raising: Take It to the (West) Bank...Money meant for the inner city went
to fight the intifada. What donors to Jack Abramoff's charity didn't know.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7615249/site/newsweek/
Pressure mounts on Iraqis to form government...Back-room wrangling delays
Cabinet while violent attacks increase (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7629770/
Pope seeks 'bridges of friendship' with Muslims...Benedict jokes with Germans
he was wary of papal 'guillotine' (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7630968/
Afghan arrested as heroin kingpin suspect...DEA says he smuggled hundreds of
kilos from Afghanistan, Pakistan (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7630587/
Clinton backs Britain's Blair for re-election...Prime minister has been
weakened by his Bush ties (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7629558/
Opinion/Editorial
Novak: Outlook for Bolton nomination grim
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak25.html
Pat: Behind the rage at Benedict XVI
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43966
Greeley: Pope's views swayed by '60s revolution that wasn't
http://www.suntimes.com/output/greeley/cst-nws-greeley25.html
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