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We'll lead with Senator Trent Lott on the latest on Iraq: Paul Bremer, our top civilian chief over there is now saying the reconstruction is going to cost tens of billions of dollars more than expected...This on top of the news that our federal deficit will top a record $480 billion for the year...2 more soldiers died overnight as well...Plus, negotiations begin today between the U.S. and North Korea on dismantling their nuclear program... Those 10 Commandents have been removed from the State Supreme Court in Alabama...What's next in this battle for Judge Moore's supporters? We'll talk to one of his attorneys... John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill President Reagan wants out of prison for more unsupervised visits to his parents' home...Should he get it? We'll debate at the half hour with Joey D...That's Joe DiGenova to you...Not sure if he'll bring his trademark cigar or not.. In the Buzz we'll talk to pollster John Zogby about his new poll out of New Hamphire which shows Dean surging ahead with 38% and John Kerry dropping to 17%....Could the Dean surge be for real? We'll also talk to NH Radio talk show host Arnie Arneson and Opinionjournal.com's John Fund...Also, Dean is set to raise over $10 million for the 3rd quarter, a Democrat record...Will he forgo public matching funds and break his pledge? Democrat Howard Dean has jumped out to a commanding 21-point lead over rival John Kerry in the latest New Hampshire poll. (AP) http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030827/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_poll 'Ten Commandments' moved in Ala....Monument supporters pray outside court building http://msnbc.com/news/954934.asp?0cv=CB10 Moore: In God I Trust...Why I'm standing up for the Ten Commandments in Alabama. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003926 WashPost: Bremer says billons needed for Iraq...Iraq will need "several tens of billions" of dollars from abroad in the next year to rebuild its rickety infrastructure and revive its moribund economy, U.S. occupation coordinator L. Paul Bremer said Tuesday. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/957720.asp Iraq insurgents kill 2 U.S. soldiers...As U.S. soldiers hunted Saddam Hussein loyalists in remote hideouts north of Baghdad on Wednesday, the military reported that two more U.S. troops were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad and a city just to the west. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp Katrina's editor's cut: War is a tragedy for some and a boon for others. As American soldiers continue to die in Iraq, and the length of the war and its costs escalate, Halliburton, the company headed by Vice-President Dick Cheney before the Bush Administration took office, announced that it had converted a half billion dollar quarterly loss of a year ago into a quarterly profit of $26 million for the same period in 2003. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7&pid=898 John Hinckley Wants Out....His lawyers say the man who shot Ronald Reagan needs more freedom in order to get well. The president's daughter says 'who cares?' (Newsweek) http://www.msnbc.com/news/957608.asp?0dm=s20Qk Dean surges in new Zogby Poll http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=729 Dean to Top $10M for Quarter...Democratic candidate might forgo public funding (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50101-2003Aug26.html The federal government will post a record $480 billion deficit next year and accumulate nearly $1.4 trillion in new debt over the coming decade before climbing back into the black by 2012, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said yesterday. (The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46805-2003Aug26.html U.S.-North Korea hold direct talks...The United States and North Korea held direct talks for the first time in months Wednesday, meeting on the sideline of a six-nation summit to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/956870.asp The foot soldiers are rebelling...Getting into Iraq proved easy. Getting out is already a nightmare (London Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1028759,00.html Democratic 2004 presidential front-runner Howard Dean wrapped up a cross-country fund-raising and campaigning tour last night with a raucous rally at Bryant Park that looked more like a Phish concert than a political gathering. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/4287.htm Editorial Daniel Gross: Is Detroit doomed?...The U.S. auto industry is driving straight off a cliff. Or so we're being told. The problem is an industrywide strategic failure, argues New York Times reporter Micheline Maynard in her new book, The End of Detroit. http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/957759.asp Etzioni: As of Tuesday, the number of U.S. casualties incurred after the end of major combat operations in Iraq exceeds those we suffered during the war. It is high time for a basic shift in approach: We must let Iraqis run most operations and openly take responsibility for them. http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030827/5444893s.htm Nascar: Engine of Change...Southern culture is driving back into the American idea http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110003932 ========================================= 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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