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Hardball airs tonight at 7, 11, 4 am et and 4, 8 & 1 am pt
Tonight we'll air Chris' special on the JFK assassination anniversary...Whether you
were alive at the time or not you'll enjoy it...Chris interviews a number of
politicians, celebrities and former Kennedy confidantes about that fateful day...Since
a lot of the cocktail chatter this weekend will focus around Jacko and the JFK
anniversary you'll want to see this..
http://www.msnbc.com/news/987494.asp
http://www.msnbc.com/news/jfkanniversary_front.asp?0cb=-419190665
Mortman: Kennedy mystique, by the numbers...Few leaders even come close to slain
president's popularity http://www.msnbc.com/news/992313.asp?0cb=-41c193097
Btw, did you see Jacko's "personal magician" on Scarborough last night? Lisa Bloom
totally slammed him and said "Who has their own personal magician"?
Monday we have a very special day planned as Brokaw anchors a two hour Democratic
presidential debate live from Des Moines, Iowa...We'll do some "pre-funking" from
3:30-4 pm et...Tom and the Dems take over from 4-6 pm et and then Hardball does a 2
hour slice and dice from 6-8 pm et with our Superstar Panel including Howard, Peggy,
Pat and a cast of fun Hardball characters...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/983193.asp
Before we say goodbye I'd like to leave you with a pearl of wisdom....On December 2,
2002 Jerry Nachman was interviewing rock & roll legend Paul Stanley of "Kiss" and had
this little sugar plum we should all live by:
"And since there is no rehearsal for your life, you only get one chance. And, if we
believe anything, it's that we need to go out and live the life that we choose. If
you're behind somebody else, you need to start your own parade."
-Paul Stanley, "Nachman" 12/2/02
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Carl's gotta a new Sunday radio show! Check it out
http://www.wlsam.com/showdj.asp?DJID=18670
Concerned about President Bush's slipping popularity and criticism from rivals who
want his job, the GOP is questioning Democrats' commitment to fighting terrorism in
its first TV ad of the 2004 race. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20031121/ap_on_el_pr/bush_ad
Final Vote on Energy Bill Blocked in the Senate...Six Republicans join Democrats in
delaying $31B legislation that critics say caters to special interests. (The
Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3307-2003Nov21.html
Celebrity endorsement of presidential candidates has long been a predictable
quadrennial, and the 2004 campaign is no exception. A survey of some stars and
candidates finds America's pop-cultural constellation backing the whole range of
Democratic presidential aspirants. http://www.msnbc.com/news/992200.asp?0dm=V21KN
With her trademark bluntness, Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of the Massachusetts Democratic
presidential hopeful, took swipes yesterday at rival Richard A. Gephardt's
foreign-affairs knowledge, Wesley K. Clark's diplomatic skills, and front-runner
Howard Dean's ability to govern. (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/21/kerry_heinz_offers_a_critique_of_husbands_rivals/
His staff shaken but voters not stirred, Democrat John Kerry has adopted a sharp shift
in rhetoric and tactics, including 24-hour campaign sprints and a full-court press in
Iowa. (AP)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2003-11-20-kerry-campaign_x.htm
Sen. John Edwards has been defined by two experiences. He talks about one all the
time: growing up the son of a mill worker in a small textile town in North Carolina.
The other, the death of his 16-year-old son in a car accident seven years ago, he
never mentions. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2003-11-19-edwards-son_x.htm
WashPost: Al-Qaida's terror style spreading...Leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist
network have franchised their organization's brand of synchronized, devastating
violence to homegrown terrorist groups across the world, according to intelligence
analysts and experts.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/996291.asp
More than a dozen rockets fired from donkey carts slammed into Iraq's Oil Ministry and
two hotels Friday - attacks dismissed by a U.S. general as "militarily insignificant"
but which also exposed weaknesses in gathering intelligence on insurgents. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031121/D7UV64SO0.html
Britain warns of more Turkey attacks...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
Analysis: Turkey in the middle...Muslim but not Arab, its territory, like its national
identity, Turkey is split between Europe and Asia. Historically, that has meant living
on the fault line of history. Analysis. By Michael Moran.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/996035.asp
President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Thursday that the
invasion of Iraq was not to blame for the recent wave of terrorist violence and that
the bombs that devastated two British facilities in Turkey proved the need to press
ahead with the military campaign (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1827-2003Nov20.html
The Senate gave final approval Friday to a measure that will make it easier for FBI
agents investigating terrorism to demand financial records from casinos, car
dealerships and other businesses. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20031121/ap_on_go_co/congress_intelligence
Two of the most popular satellite television stations in Iraq are "violently
anti-coalition," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. Rumsfeld said a
U.S.-run satellite channel will begin broadcasts next month. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031121/D7UV6DS80.html
Opinion/Editorial
Kinsley: Attack Geography
Republicans have had a talent for geographical chauvinism since Nixon's southern
strategy. Wherever a Democratic candidate happens to be from, that place turns out to
be isolated and unrepresentative and not part of the real America.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2091461/
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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