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Hardball airs tonight and every weeknight at 7, 11, & 4 am et...4, 8, & 1 am pt...If you miss any episode, tune in Sunday afternoon from 1-6 pm et and we'll re-air the whole week! Very hectic day around here yesterday...I swore I had The Briefing all set to go then we had a Jacko Attack and reworked the whole show...Hope you enjoyed it...We'll do more of that tonight but throw in a lot on gay marriage as well... Btw, what do you think? Should there be a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage? Send your reply to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "Briefing question" in the subject line...If you have any comments about the Briefing or Chris throw those in there as well...But keep it short...Chris and I will try to read as many as possible... Fans of Vanity Fair and true crime stories will dig the fact that we're leading with Dominick Dunne...His bio and credits are too numerous to list: Hollywood writer, author, Vanity Fair diarist, Court TV host, etc...He also wrote a great book "Justice" in which he describes the ordeal of his daughter Dominique's murder and subsequent trial...She was an aspiring actress and starred in the hit movie "Poltergeist"...The killer got off which is why Dominick has so assiduously pursued and tracked other murder cases in the search for justice..He'll give us his take on Michael's situation... Book excerpt http://www.courttv.com/archive/store/dunne_book1_excerpt.html Here's a cool "old school" shot of Dominick kickin' it freestyle at the famed Stork Club back in the '50's. http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/dunne/photo_gallery3.html#anch For more on Dominick click here: http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/dunne/profile.html In the B block we'll do more Jacko legal "slice and dice" with Pat Lalama from Court TV, Defense attorney Bruce Barron and another prosecutor type tbd... In the D block Shuster will do a package on gay marriage and then PA Republican Senator Rick Santorum will tell us why a constitutional amendment is necessary to preserve the traditional notion of marriage... That'll lead us into the E block where we'll debate where gay marriage is headed legally...Will it spread to other states? Will it hit the U.S. Supreme Court? In the F block we'll roll a clip from Hillary reminiscing on JFK's assassination....Tomorrow's show btw, will be a re-air of JFK: The Day That Changed America http://www.msnbc.com/news/987494.asp MSNBC.com remembers that fateful day http://www.msnbc.com/news/jfkanniversary_front.asp?0cb=-419190665 News of the weird: Air Force fighter jets were scrambled and the White House was briefly evacuated on Thursday after birds or possibly disturbances in the atmosphere tripped radar that keeps watch on restricted air space around the complex. (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20031120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_evacuated Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC Michael Jackson and his attorney will "choose their own time and their own place" to surrender to face child molestation allegations, a family attorney said Thursday. A friend said he was going to "fight this tooth and nail." (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/995113.asp?0cv=CB10 New Calif. laws could snare Jackson...Law allows evidence of a defendant's prior sexual conduct (Reuters) http://msnbc.com/news/995878.asp?0sl=-11 Can Jackson's career survive?...Fans unlikely to give him 'One More Chance' if convicted (MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/995676.asp?0sl=-13 Under pressure to respond to the Supreme Judicial Court's decision on gay marriage, Governor Mitt Romney and a top House lawmaker said yesterday that they believe the justices would be satisfied if lawmakers craft a civil union statute that grants many of the benefits of marriage but does not legally sanction same-sex marriage. (The Boston Globe) http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/11/20/civil_union_law_sought/ Gay marriage is now poised to rival abortion as an issue that inflames and divides American voters...The 4-3 decision Tuesday by Massachusetts' highest court recognized a right for same-sex couples to marry. One conservative activist calls it ''the starting gun'' for a debate that pits cultural and religious traditions for one side against principles of equality for the other. (USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20031119/5691750s.htm At least 15 killed in Turkish blasts...Explosions shattered the Turkish headquarters of the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate in downtown Istanbul on Thursday. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/993947.asp Bush, Blair vow 'no holding back'...Moving up a press conference to address the bombing Thursday of the British consulate in Turkey, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed Thursday that such attacks would not deter their countries from fighting terrorism. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/993625.asp Kirkuk bomb attack kills four...A car bomb exploded outside the home of an Iraqi tribal leader in a city west of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one child in yet another attack aimed at a U.S. ally. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp President Bush famously disdains stuffy, formal affairs. But when Queen Elizabeth II pulled out all the stops for a state dinner honoring Bush Wednesday night, he buttoned up the fanciest tuxedo he could find - the one with the long coat and white tie (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20031120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_state_dinner As protesters organized against President Bush's trip to London, Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark is calling for a new Atlantic Charter that stresses cooperation between the United States and its European allies. (AP) http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/politics/7308132.htm West says he tried to protect his troops...A senior U.S. officer charged with threatening to kill an Iraqi detainee testified yesterday that he allowed soldiers to beat a suspect and that he fired a gun near the man's head, but not at him, to save his troops from harm. (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20031120-120648-7913r.htm Gingrich Joins Call for Swift Passage of Medicare Plan...Former House Speaker Explains Benefits of Bill to GOP Conservatives; Democrats Bracing for Fight (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63425-2003Nov19.html Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman attacked several key figures in the Bush administration Thursday, accusing 17 regulators of protecting the corporate interests that once employed them. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031120/D7UU9O5G0.html Three decades after misty eyes help sink Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign and shock treatment ended Thomas Eagleton's vice presidential bid, Democratic hopeful Howard Dean speaks about grief counseling and bouts of anxiety over his brother's disappearance in Southeast Asia. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031120/D7UU9Q5O0.html Seven of nine Democratic Presidential hopefuls are blowing off about 8,000 high school seniors and college students tonight, about 200 of whom will have traveled from all over the country for America's Youth Forum at St. Anselm College. (Manchester Union Leader) http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=29167&archive=1 A group headed by a former adviser to the Democratic National Committee has taken over the effort to create a liberal radio network to compete with conservative talk radio. (AP) http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/news/ap_story.html/National/AP.V7901.AP-BRF-Radio-Polit.html;COXnetJSessionID=18rqBiJw3pYnSlBnz5K2Oe2EKYGu2bJa1ce42sW54YVc2NKqk9tk!1170739166?urac=n&urvf=10693293224640.06081314041636798 Is a movie career in store for Maria Bartiromo?...I'm told the vaunted "Money Honey" of CNBC "Squawk Box" fame has been asked by Francis Ford Coppola to read for a part in "Megalopolis," his epic about the New York of the future. (Lloyd Grove) http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/138568p-122994c.html Opinion/Editorial Terry: Massachusetts Manhandles Marriage http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2414 Katrina's Editor's Cut...Americans in London...King George should go see an old new play being staged for the first time in London. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7 Sorry I missed this earlier Jay..Jaroch's Monday Morning Monologue (on a Thursday afternoon) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/monday.html Remembering Oswald and Ruby...A CNBC producer remembers his time with the families of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/995635.asp Chris was really hot on Harold Meyerson's piece in the Post yesteday: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59640-2003Nov18.html Will: JFK was a man for his times, 'addicted to excitement' http://www.suntimes.com/output/will/cst-edt-geo20.html Case Open...Why is the press avoiding the Weekly Standard's intelligence scoop? http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2091381 Prague Revisited...The evidence of an Iraq/al-Qaida connection hasn't gone away. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2091354& Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/ ========================================= This email is never sent unsolicited. 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