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Hardball airs tonight at 7, 11 & 2 am eastern and 4, 8 & 11 pm pacific on MSNBC We're leading with the brand, spanking new LA Times poll which shows support for the Recall at 56%-42%...On question two, Arnold leads with 40%, Bustamante at 32% and McClintock at 15%...We'll talk to a couple of firecrackers: Arnold spokesman David Dreier and California Dem spokesman Bob Mulholland... Chris is out on the beach right now and we're trying to corral him back to the hotel to get some work done...Hey I don't blame the guy I'd be kickin' hard on the beach if I was out there too! In the next block we'll talk to a Senator (we got a couple of calls out) about the FBI investigation of The White House and maybe throw in something on the Iraq reconstruction funding issue which is heating up on the Hill this week... And in the D block debate we'll ask the question: Should journalists who interview Iraqi resistance fighters be obligated to turn them over to the authorities? Nachman and Brent Bozell will go at it... In the Buzz we'll talk to Blankley and Zogby about the Recall poll and then talk to film producer Al Ruddy (The Godfather, Mean Streets, The Longest Yard) about his friendship with Arnold... Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC Don't forget to check out our new Jesse Ventura show debuting this weekend... Ventura ready for talk-show attack...The ex-governor's slimmed-down show, taped in St. Paul, debuts (St. Paul Pioneer Press) http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/6901274.htm Majority Now Favors Recall; Schwarzenegger Leads Rivals... Davis loses ground with key voters. For the first time, the actor outpaces all other candidates as he makes double-digit gains among the GOP, independents, women. (LA Times) http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/recall/la-me-poll1oct01,1,4913112.story?coll=la-home-headlines LA Times Poll (requires Adobe Acrobat) http://images.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2003-09/9620532.pdf Fun Gore News... Gore close to cable buy...Call him Al Gore, media baron. (NY Daily News) http://www.nydailynews.com/business/story/122270p-109917c.html Must Read Novak: Columnist wasn't pawn for leak http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak01.html Criminal inquiry over CIA leak...The Justice Department has opened a full criminal investigation into the disclosure of an undercover CIA employee's name, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday. President Bush ordered all staffers to cooperate with the probe. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/973047.asp Hill Democrats Demand a Special Prosecutor on Leak...Republicans Say White House Is Serious About Investigating (AP) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27694-2003Oct1.html For Bush, how damaging a leak?...For three years now, the Bush administration has avoided the kind of roiling scandal that has hampered, to one degree or another, every president since Watergate forced Richard Nixon to resign. But is the "leak" scandal different? Analysis. By Michael Mor http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/973890.asp At this point, some analysts say, the issue remains largely "inside the Beltway," somewhat arcane for the public, and therefore has not risen to a full-fledged scandal. (The Christian Science Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1001/p01s03-usju.html The man behind the furor...Joseph Wilson, former envoy, bears a streak of independence (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/974167.asp?0cv=CA01 Iraqi WMD may have been bluff...David Kay eyes theory of deliberate deception (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/974235.asp?0dm=N13LN Huffington drops out of recall race...Arianna Huffington dropped out of the California recall election Tuesday as a poll showed strong support for ousting Gov. Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger leading rivals to replace him. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/945950.asp Clout Brings Cost for California Tribes...In California's recall campaign, gambling Indian tribes have emerged as influential players -- they are the most deep-pocketed givers, surpassing even organized labor as the biggest campaign donors this season. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25309-2003Sep30.html Firm with Bush ties consults on Iraq...Former FEMA director heads New Bridge Strategies (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/973765.asp?0dm=N16NN Food Corner... Fall's Perfect Combo...In fall, when the fruits on the apple and pear trees began to show red and gold, it's time to get cooking. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21367-2003Sep30.html Dinner in 40 Minutes...Roast chicken and lemons on wilted watercress. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21369-2003Sep30.html The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed the president's $87 billion emergency spending request for Iraq and the war on terror yesterday, but only after Republicans defeated a Democratic-led bid to split the money and delay action on the $20.3 billion for rebuilding Iraq. (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030930-113022-4791r.htm GOP Finding Iraq War Request a Tough Sell...Democrats List High-Cost Items; Loans Considered (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24935-2003Sep30.html The White House said on Wednesday it was "listening" to lawmakers who want to make Iraq repay U.S. taxpayers for rebuilding the country's infrastructure, signaling it may compromise on the issue. (Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=C3EFD3S0B1VMQCRBAEOCFEY?type=politicsNews&storyID=3540585 Dean Using Psych Appeal...Democrat's rhetoric of empowerment is winning stump audiences over (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25308-2003Sep30.html Democrat Wesley Clark hunted for support for his fledgling presidential campaign in Congress on Tuesday, meeting with 60 House members who came away impressed but mostly not ready to commit. (Reuters) http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3536086 Bush Bests Fundraising Record...President Bush broke his own one-day record for fundraising with a two-stop, 12-hour visit to the Midwest, but he could not leave the leak investigation behind. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25290-2003Sep30.html Vernon Jordan fails to recover Monica investigation fees...Vernon Jordan, the prominent Washington attorney who may have helped Monica Lewinsky find a job after she left the White House, will not be reimbursed for most of his legal bills arising from an investigation of then-President Bill Clinton's relationship with Miss Lewinsky. (The Washington Times) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030930-104113-2872r.htm Opinion/Editorial Access and denial...The Novak-Wilson-Plame story illustrates in creepy fashion what happens when reporters, especially Washington reporters, become too beholden to their sources. By Jack Shafer. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/974018.asp The Wall Street Journal: Political Intelligence...The agenda behind the kerfuffle over Joe Wilson's wife. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004089 Bill Whalen: Bustamante Goes Boom...The lieutenant governor sits watching as his campaign implodes. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/190vdwkp.asp Poe: Prisoner's Dilemma...How '60s anti-war activists let today's chicken hawks off the hook. A draft-resister's story. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0310.poe.html 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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